Mong Hsat

Mong Hsat

Mong Hsat is a town in the Shan State of Myanmar, served by Monghsat Airport. Cultivation of the opium poppy is said to be on the rise in the area after the United Wa State Army decided to stop it in their territory of northern Shan state.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ "Ethnic militia accuses junta of forcing opium cultivation". Mizzima News. http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/1484-ethnic-militia-accuses-junta-of-forcing-opium-cultivation.html. Retrieved 2008-12-25. 

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Coordinates: 20°32′N 99°15′E / 20.533°N 99.25°E / 20.533; 99.25


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