Naw Kham, Shan godfather:said yesterday all the ransom money, 25 million baht ($ 0.83 million), went to the Burmese authorities,

• 27 April 2011 Naw Kham, Shan godfather who made the headlines again earlier this month with his spectacular abduction of 13 Chinese workers from King Roman casino in Tonpheung, Laos, said yesterday all the ransom money, 25 million baht ($ 0.83 million), went to the Burmese authorities, without specifying who. He was speaking from his stronghold at an undisclosed place along the Laotian-Burma border. (SHAN)