(Reuters) — The Lao People’s Army patrol boat is custom-made in China with night-vision capability and two of the most powerful engines on this remote stretch of the Mekong River. However the lack of resources, such as gasoline, means the boat often stays docked and unused. Even occasional patrols by boats like these, supplied by China to the Lao army and Myanmar police, have successfully subdued the pirates who once robbed the Mekong’s cargo […]