AsiaNews6d
Opium poppy cultivation booms making Myanmar top producer in the world
After the 2021 coup, Myanmar overtook Afghanistan with a production worth between US$ 589 million and US$ 1.57 billion. The ...
KTEN7d
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict. The 35-year ...
The Japan Times6d
Reluctant opium farmers toil for survival in war-ravaged Myanmar
The country's opiate economy — including the value of domestic consumption as well as exports abroad — is estimated to be ...
The Victoria Advocate7d
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote ... Aung Hla agreed. With the war, he said, "we don't have any choice".
NDTV6d
Opium Farming Takes Root In Myanmar's War-Torn Landscape
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote ... Aung Hla agreed. With the war, he said, "we don't have any choice". (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV ...