Musings: Noblesse Oblige

ON a recent trip to Thailand I was fortunate enough to visit the Doitung project in the northern part of the country, in an area formerly known as the Golden Triangle sharing its borders with Laos and Myanmar. Over two decades ago this highland was an opium growing area ruled by local warlords (Kun Sha was an infamous one) who traded opium for guns, money and influence. The farmers were indigenous hill tribes or mi