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Poppy replacement in Shan State will take time, money
In eastern Burma, efforts are underway to hamper opium production in Shan State, which, combined with adjacent parts of Laos and Thailand, produces a staggering 18 percent of the world’s opiates.
Drug abuse lands Kachin cops in prison
A total of 36 police force members have been jailed for drug-related charges since November 2013, said Chief Brig-Gen Win Khaung, with many more suspected users still donning uniforms.
Opium production up 26 percent in Burma, says UN
Opium production in Burma increased 26 percent in 2013 to an estimated 870 tonnes, the highest since assessments by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) began cooperating with the Burmese government in 2002.
Political solution necessary to fight drugs: report
Shan Drug Watch published its 2012 annual report yesterday urging a political solution with armed ethnic groups in Burma
Opium production soaring, warns UN drugs tzar
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Opium production in Burma trending 'relentlessly upward' as UN warns that Southeast Asia's drug threat has been overlooked
Australia to tackle human trafficking in Burma
Sept 17, 2009 (DVB), Burma has been named as one of six countries that will receive funding from the Australian government to tackle human...
