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    November 2, 2014in Drugs, Lead Story, News, Video1by DVB
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    The dark heart of Burma's drug epidemic

    In villages across northern Shan State, addiction is destroying communities.

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    July 1, 2014in Drugs, DVB Debate, Lead Story, News, Society, Video594by DVB
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    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.

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    February 9, 2014in Interview, Interview International, Lead Story, News, Video274by DVB
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    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…

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    June 26, 2013in Video0by DVB and REUTERS
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    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.

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    June 25, 2009in News1by Staff Reporter
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    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…

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    March 16, 2009in Media, News, Politics3by Staff Reporter
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    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,…

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