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  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): Women pray in front of a statue of the Buddha at the Golden Pagoda in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302005.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A woman who operates a phone stand takes messages for customers in her shop in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Most people in Myawaddy don't have phones yet. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302021.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  Men play pool in a pool hall in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302043.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  An onion warehouse in Myawaddy, Myanmar. The onions will be exported to Thailand. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302031.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): People walk through the main market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302024.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A dress maker works in her shop in the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302030.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A woman who operates a phone stand takes messages for customers in her shop in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Most people in Myawaddy don't have phones yet. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302020.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): The Moie River on the Thai-Burma border, to the left, the sandbards are in Thailand, to the right is the Burmese city of Myawaddy. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302003.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A shop owner in the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302034.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A worker peels garlic in a warehouse in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302032.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A dress maker works in her shop in the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302027.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A home made truck drives through the market area in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302038.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A family rides their motorcycle in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302023.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A tire seller drives his pedicab loaded with commercial truck tires in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302041.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): The western entrance to the Golden Pagoda, the most ornate Buddhist temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302007.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A tire seller drives his pedicab loaded with commercial truck tires in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302042.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A worker peels garlic in a warehouse in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302033.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A vendor gives change to a customer in the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302025.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A man walks down a road in a residential section of Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302022.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): An egg seller on a street in Myawaddy. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302019.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): The "Crocodile Temple" in Myawaddy, Myanmar, is one of the town's most unique Buddhist temples. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302018.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A sugar cane juice vendor in the market area of Mywaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302039.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A home made truck drives through the market area in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302037.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): Stupas at the Golden Pagoda, the most ornate Buddhist temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302011.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A pedicab driver takes a family into Myawaddy, Myanmar. Pedicabs are still used in much of Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302014.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):   A billboard for Burmese beauty creams in Myawaddy on the Burmese side of the Moie River on the Thai-Burma border. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302004.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A dress maker works in her shop in the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302028.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A dress maker works in her shop in the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302026.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): The "Crocodile Temple" in Myawaddy, Myanmar, is one of the town's most unique Buddhist temples. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302017.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A pedicab driver takes a family into Myawaddy, Myanmar. Pedicabs are still used in much of Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302016.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A Buddhist monk meditates at the Golden Pagoda, the most ornate Buddhist temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302009.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A statue of a reclining Buddha at the Golden Pagoda in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302006.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): Boys play takraw on a seasonal island in the Moei River between Myawaddy and Mae Sot. During the dry season, when the river is low, about 50 families live on the island, which floods during the rainy season. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302001.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A sugar cane juice vendor in the market area of Mywaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302040.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A pedicab driver takes women into Myawaddy, Myanmar. Pedicabs are still used in much of Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302012.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A Buddhist monk meditates at the Golden Pagoda, the most ornate Buddhist temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302008.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): Boys play takraw on a seasonal island in the Moei River between Myawaddy and Mae Sot. During the dry season, when the river is low, about 50 families live on the island, which floods during the rainy season. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302002.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A pedicab driver takes women into Myawaddy, Myanmar. Pedicabs are still used in much of Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302013.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A Buddhist monk meditates at the Golden Pagoda, the most ornate Buddhist temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302010.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A shop owner in the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302036.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A pedicab driver takes a family into Myawaddy, Myanmar. Pedicabs are still used in much of Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302015.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A rice sellers watches a movie on his laptop in the main market in Mywaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302035.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA):  A dress maker works in her shop in the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302029.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: A Burmese government officials inspects housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation071.jpg
  • 25 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Thai government officials conduct inspections on the Thai side of the border in Mae Sot. The Thai-Myanmar border between Mae Sot and Myawaddy has become an important commercial crossing as democratic reforms in Myanmar (Burma) has created new economic opportunities in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Thai government officials conduct inspections on the Thai side of the border in Mae Sot. The Thai-Myanmar border between Mae Sot and Myawaddy has become an important commercial crossing as democratic reforms in Myanmar (Burma) has created new economic opportunities in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MaeSotBorderPost007.jpg
  • 25 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  The Thai customs and immigration post in Mae Sot on the Thai side of the border with Myanmar. The Thai-Myanmar border between Mae Sot and Myawaddy has become an important commercial crossing as democratic reforms in Myanmar (Burma) has created new economic opportunities in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MaeSotBorderPost001.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation067.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand look at their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation065.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: A Myanmar police officer helps Myanmar refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation064.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: Soldiers from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Border Guard Force, a pro-government militia made up of former anti-government guerillas, watch Myanmar refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation062.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Black market currency traders count their Kyat (Burmese currency) in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar032.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Pool players in a pool hall in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Pool was brought to Burma during the British colonial era and is now played throughout the country. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar030.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A food stall on the street in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar029.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: The market in  Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar026.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: The market in  Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar023.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: The market in  Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar022.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A woman carries Burmese rice cakes through the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy  is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar020.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A family in their home in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar019.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A rickshaw taxi in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar017.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Girls look out over the city of Myawaddy, Myanmar, from the Dae Tain Aung temple. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: People pray at the Dae Tain Aung temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar013.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A monk walks through a neighborhood in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar012.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A Buddhist monk drinks tea during his morning rounds for alms in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, a town of about 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar009.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Workers clean a stupa at the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar008.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Workers clean a stupa at the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar007.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Workers clean a stupa at the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: People pray in the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy, a city of 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: An angel in the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Myawaddy, Myanmar is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese merchants return to Myanmar after a buying trip in Mae Sot. The Thai-Myanmar border between Mae Sot and Myawaddy has become an important commercial crossing as democratic reforms in Myanmar (Burma) has created new economic opportunities in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  People on the Friendship Bridge enter Thailand through the Thai customs and immigration post in Mae Sot on the Thai side of the border with Myanmar. The Thai-Myanmar border between Mae Sot and Myawaddy has become an important commercial crossing as democratic reforms in Myanmar (Burma) has created new economic opportunities in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Thai defense volunteers in the customs post in Mae Sot. The Thai-Myanmar border between Mae Sot and Myawaddy has become an important commercial crossing as democratic reforms in Myanmar (Burma) has created new economic opportunities in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  People entering Thailand through the Thai customs and immigration post in Mae Sot on the Thai side of the border with Myanmar line up at Passport Control. The Thai-Myanmar border between Mae Sot and Myawaddy has become an important commercial crossing as democratic reforms in Myanmar (Burma) has created new economic opportunities in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese woman enter Thailand through the Thai customs and immigration post in Mae Sot on the Thai side of the border with Myanmar. The Thai-Myanmar border between Mae Sot and Myawaddy has become an important commercial crossing as democratic reforms in Myanmar (Burma) has created new economic opportunities in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: Soldiers from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Border Guard Force, a pro-government militia made up of former anti-government guerillas, watch Myanmar refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Black market currency traders count their Kyat (Burmese currency) in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Pool players in a pool hall in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Pool was brought to Burma during the British colonial era and is now played throughout the country. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Rickshaw drivers nap while waiting for fares in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Children a hole in the cement wall around their home Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: The market in  Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: The market in  Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Myawaddy, Myanmar is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Oranges being taken to the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A family on a motor scooter in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A water melon vendor walks through Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, a town of about 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A man makes bamboo furniture for sale in the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, a town of about 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A novice monk walks through Myawaddy, Myanmar, during his morning rounds for alms. Myawaddy, a town of about 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: People pray in the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy, a city of 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Buddhas in the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Charoenrit Sa-nguansat, the Governor of Tak province, talks to Thai reporters during an impromptu press conference at the Mae Sot border post when Thailand repatriated about 65 Burmese refugees back to Myanmar from a refugee camp in Tak.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Thai defense volunteer helps a Burmese woman in a wheelchair to the border in Mae Sot for her repatriation from the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese citizens wait to be repatriated back to Myanmar at the Thai customs post in Mae Sot. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Thai defense volunteers help Burmese children off the bus that brought them to the border in Mae Sot for their repatriation from the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Thai defense volunteers help Burmese children off the bus that brought them to the border in Mae Sot for their repatriation from the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese man sits on the back step of the bus that took him back to Myanmar during his repatriation. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Buses of Burmese refugees leave the the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp on their way to the Thai / Myanmar border in Mae Sot during their repatriation. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - NUPO TEMPORARY SHELTER, MAE CHAN, TAK, THAILAND:  Buses of Burmese refugees leave the the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp on their way to the Thai / Myanmar border in Mae Sot during their repatriation. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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