War-wracked Myanmar now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan
BANGKOK--Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s biggest opium ...
Myanmar burns $446 million worth of seized drugs as illicit trade booms in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK--The authorities in Myanmar destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the country to ...
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Myanmar opium cultivation hit highest level in a decade, UN report says
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Ethnic Pa-O poppy farmer holds a harvested poppy stem with dried-up opium sap in a poppy cultivation in central Shan state, ...
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Myanmar opium crop shrinks by a quarter
The area under opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has shrunk by a quarter in the last two years, a UN study said Wednesday, as demand for opiates eases and methamphetamine use surges. Myanmar remains ...
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Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar hits highest level in a decade, UN report says
Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation crippled by civil war remains one of the world's primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to a ...
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Myanmar opium cultivation hit highest level in a decade, UN report says
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war remains one of the world’s primary suppliers of ...