Inside the Golden Triangle: Opium to Coffee in northern Thailand

MR Disnadda Diskul “Khun Chai,” Secretary General of the Mae Fah Luang Foundation, discusses sustainable development and education efforts for the local hill tribe villagers. This model is now being duplicated around the world. Khun Chai previously served as Private Secretary of Her Royal Highness The Princess Mother—the mother of the current King of Thailand.

Joseph Reagan, DEA Regional Director for Southeast Asia, discusses operations by DEA and the Royal Thai Police to end drug trafficking in Thailand over the past three decades.

Moderating the discussion is Tritia Toyota, an award-winning broadcast journalist with more than 25 years in Southern California television news and who is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Asian American Studies at UCLA.