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Drug vigilante murdered in Kachin State
A member of a controversial anti-drug vigilante group was killed in Kachin State on Friday.
Crime gangs, not farmers to blame for Burma drug trade
Opium cultivation remains a lucrative source of income for many farmers, but the illegal industry is facing renewed scrutiny in the Asia-Pacific region.
4 killed in Tachileik flood as houses swept away
Four people were killed in a flash flood in eastern Shan State, where severe currents swept away local villagers and houses in the village of Kyaing Lat in Tachileik District. The four, whose bodies were recovered on Wednesday, were as yet unnamed. Official sources said they were an older man, a mother and two children.
New bridge to Laos stokes drug trafficking fears
While the opening of the first Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge brings economic benefits, it has also raised concerns over drug trafficking.
Tachilek police find 59kg of ya-ba under car seat
A truckload of methamphetamine tablets, commonly known by the Thai word ya-ba, was seized near the Shan State border town of Tachilek on Friday.
