The dark heart of Burma’s drug epidemic
In villages across northern Shan State, addiction is destroying communities.
Drugs DVB Debate Lead Story News Society Video
DVB Debate: Why are drug abuse and production flourishing in Burma?
Panellists on DVB discuss corruption in the drug industry and ask how known drug lords have been able to operate without arrest.
Interview Interview International Lead Story News Video
DVB talks to UNODC’s Jason Eligh
DVB Interview International talked to Jason Eligh from UNODC,about the increase in poppy cultivation in Burma, the role the government, military and ethnic militias play and possible solutions to the county’s drug problem.
More
Tonnes of narcotics burned in Burma
In several cities around Burma ceremonies were held to incinerate massive hauls of drugs seized over the last year, in a bid to raise awareness on World Drug Day.
Opium poppy cultivation in Burma rises
June 25, 2009 (DVB), Burma remains the world's second largest source of opium, according to a UN report released yesterday that found a slight rise in opium poppy cultivation across[…]
Local claims footage of Kachin poppy eradication is propaganda
Mar 16, 2009 (DVB), Television footage broadcast by the Kachin Independence Organisation that showed government soldiers and KIO ceasefire rebels destroying poppy fields in Laizar region was a set up,[…]
