Panghsang: Where Kids Make War
Wa State, a rebel state inside Myanmar, relies on a child army to protect its borders from intruders. Its residents are mostly drug lords and human traffickers, many shuttling in and out from nearby China. Once an important opium producer, Wa and Chinese traffickers have turned to methamphetamine Ya ba for profit.
Wa State, a rebel state inside Myanmar, relies on a child army to protect its borders from intruders. Its residents are mostly drug lords and human traffickers, many shuttling in and out from nearby China. Once an important opium producer, Wa and Chinese traffickers have turned to methamphetamine Ya ba for profit.
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