Myanmar’s vice-riddled frontier

Mongla (Myanmar): Bentleys and BMW convertibles roll up to the “Venetian Casino” in Mongla on the Myanmar-China border, a melting pot of sex, drugs and gambling on a frontier that has also become a “supermarket” for illegally traded wildlife.

This area of Myanmar is largely self-governed – lying within the country’s borders but playing by its own rules, nestled in the eastern range of mountains and cut off from the rest of the country.