Seven programmes on aspects of South-East Asian life
5: The Poppy and the Gun
From Vietnam to Burma, urban governments are wooing or subjugating their highland populations. These ethnic minorities are often associated with the international heroin trade and present an obvious threat to security.
JOHN KEAY considers the complex politics of the poppy and the gun.
With ELAWATCHANDRAPHRASERT, BERTHOLD UNDERS, CHAO TZANE NA YAWNGHWE, VO VAN AI, CAUXUANPHO
Producer DAVID PERRY