Born from the ashes of war – Phuket History

Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Nine Armies’ War started in 1785 when the Burmese, taking advantage of internal strife and the overthrowing of King Taksin in Siam, invaded the country with forces numbering approximately 150,000 soldiers, divided into nine army groups. One...

Nightmare island where traffickers imprison Burma’s Rohingya

John Sparks, Asia Correspondent     Beaten, imprisoned and sold into slavery – Channel 4 News reveals the fate of Burma’s Muslim Rohingya refugees, who flee conflict only to end up in the clutches of brutal human traffickers. It seems like a lot of people...