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Mosha

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  1. The ruling is already being enforced in Ranong. As their re-registration is due the Burmese are told to go to the appropriate office and then immigration for expulsion. Yes the paper work uses that word. They go home and get a passport. Thankfully the wait is hours. They come back and get a 1 year visa reporting every 90 days.

  2. Theft is a big problem around here. Those who can afford to do it have a building just to house the rubber. We use bricks with plenty of air holes in. I agree the smell is dreadful from dried cup rubber, the fact it attracts lots of flies should tell you something :) My sister in law buys it and she's 200 metres upwind from us. Mosquitoes, making sure there is no standing water near by that doesn't hold fish will help a bit.

  3. To say I am dubious to his claims is an understatement, I reckon we'll need another tapper. Will have to be Mhong as I am learning the Burman have a superiority complex over them. Must be a SE Asian thing, slap the little guy down. I have a friend who plays the markets and he says mat rubber is pointing to around 100 Baht per kilo on the futures markets.

  4. Bear in mind the price follows what oil is doing. I live in the wettest part of Thailand, and most people here turn it into mats. The reason is if it is raining, they go quickly gather what is in the cups and process it. Dry cup rubber price depends on the moisture content. Mat rubber is about 85 Baht.kg. We have 1 Burmese tapping 700 trees, and he's confident he can do the other 800 when they are mature enough.

  5. People use the illegal lottery, because they know they will pay out to the winners. Remember the legal 3 number version? A local went with his legal ticket to claim his winnings. The vendor hadn't handed in his slips. Luckily a local lawyer offered to take on his case v the government and won. The guy ended up with a lot more than his ticket was worth.

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