Tragedy on the Mekong: The Search for Truth
Matter of Fact: A play on "matter" (physics) and "facts" (news).Show Notes
In October 2011, thirteen Chinese crew members were brutally executed on the Mekong River in a staged drug-smuggling incident. An intensive multinational investigation exposed a conspiracy between Golden Triangle warlord Naw Kham and corrupt Thai soldiers, who had framed the victims as revenge for prior military clashes. While Naw Kham was ultimately captured and executed, unresolved mysteries persist regarding the full extent of Thai military involvement and the subsequent corruption of the lead Chinese investigator.
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