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Akha Chronicles
Forestry Forestry department was a
bandit group of its own, trying to grab up as much land as it could, in
the name of protecting the forest, but with no attention to
justice. 7 Jan 2000 Pine Trees The planting of sugar pine. Sunny: A long time ago you asked me if I could find out
who was planting all the pine
in northern Thailand. Now it comes out that the Petroleum Authority of
Thailand is doing it, huge swaths, completely eliminating the environment
as they go along. They have
the particularly nasty habit of taking Akha farm
ground to do it, moving the Akha, then going
after the newly cleared ground too. Now almost the entire
region of mountains in Chiangrai province is
under threat from take over of this kind of growth. I think that there is a significant story here, if
someone would come and do it.
The layer of death below the trees, planted as close together as
they are is frightful. Matthew 25 jan
2000 Asian Development Bank Dear
Sir: We have been told that specific land “development”
policies backed by money from the ADB are the cause of forced village
relocations in the mountains of northern Thailand and we hold you
accountable for this now ongoing policy to move Akha villages. As we can verify each point in these links, legal
papers will be filed. Matthew
McDaniel Huuh Mah Akha Behind Mae Chan Luang Water? The Thai Pig Farm Relocated Small Village North of Rimkok Trees in the Rice How Jeh Teeh, the Lahu man used his
position to sell out Akha Land The village next to Pah
Nmm was a Christian Lahu or Mooser village
called Jeh Boh Mooser after Jeh Boh, the old man in the village. They also had moved off the
hill. Jeh
Teeh was the Mooser
pastor, also the Oberthor (goverment position) End Have a comment or question? Like to know
more? Send me an email at akha@akha.org
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