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‘We do this to survive’: Harvesting opium poppies in Myanmar’s Shan State. Poppy cultivation and methamphetamine production has surged in Myanmar amid the country’s grinding civil war.

Iran’s Kermanshah province is witnessing an increase in opium poppy cultivation, driven by water shortages, limited employment opportunities for farmers, and growing demand.

Mr. Bedham proposed that the police department prepare a draft of simplified words to replace Urdu and Persian terms, which he believes are no longer in common use.

Tim Davie, the BBC's director general, called on Tehran to cease its "campaign of intimidation" The BBC has again accused Iran of escalating a campaign of intimidation against its Persian ...

HAIKOU -- Police in the southernmost Chinese province of Hainan on Tuesday publicly destroyed about 1,590 kilograms of drugs, in a deterrent effect on drug crimes and in commemoration of the ...

The BBC has again accused Iran of escalating a campaign of intimidation against its Persian journalists and increasingly targeting the relatives of staff inside the country. The British ...

BBC News Persian journalists – alongside other Iranian journalists based in the UK and around the world – face serious extraterritorial threats from the Iranian authorities.

Same Genocidal Persian Story, Different Players Jonathan Feldstein | Jun 01, 2025 The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.

This article was originally published with the title “ Cultivation of Opium in the United States ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 20 No. 23 (June 1869), p. 362 doi:10.1038 ...

The “Golden Triangle,” where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet, is famous for the production of opium and heroin, which flourished largely because of the remote location and lax ...

The proposal sketched out here grows from a series of more detailed articles published between 2013 and 2025. [13] As envisioned in those articles, the regional body or a complementary organization ...