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China begins talks with military and Brotherhood Alliance; Burma now world’s largest opium producer
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM
China begins talks with military and Brotherhood Alliance
Regime spokesperson Zaw Min Tun stated that China brokered talks between the military and...
Opium Production Surging in Burma, states UNODC
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) stated that opium cultivation in Burma has surged since the 2021 military coup, reversing a...
Burma’s opium crop plummets but no victory over Asia’s narco-boom: UN
A “dramatic” drop in opium cultivation in Burma has underscored a regional boom in demand for illegal synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine, which many Asian countries are struggling to combat.
Obituary: Olive Yang, princess turned opium warlord turned peace broker
Olive Yang, the crossdressing royal-turned-warlord, died on Thursday. She was 90.
Farmers struggle to turn away from illicit but lucrative opium
At a remote farm about two hours away from Loikaw, capital of Karenni State, farmers scrape out raw opium from the poppies they’ve grown.
Opium production, a scourge of Burma’s north, is spreading to Chin State
Opium production, long a problem in Kachin and Shan states, is now appearing in parts of Chin State affected by conflict on the Indian border.
