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Burma
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Myanmar Surpasses Afghanistan as World’s Largest Opium Producer
A United Nations report shows that Myanmar has taken the place of Afghanistan as the world’s largest producer of opium.
Burma’s Rohingya Refugees Tarred with Narco-Stigma
The Rohingya Muslim people of Burma are facing what some have called genocide in their homeland, long denied citizenship rights…
Burmese Dissidents Broach Opium Decriminalization
As Burma’s opium wars continue despite the country’s democratic opening, activists are using the new political space to advocate for…
Burma: Will Cease-Fire Wind Down Opium War?
Last week, Burma’s President Thein Sein signed a cease-fire with eight armed rebel groups in a bid to bring the country’s…
Burma Opium War Spills Into China
After weeks of escalating tensions along the remote mountain border, a Burmese MiG-29 fighter jet carried out an air-strike…
Will Burma Opium War Draw in China?
In another grim signal of a widening war in northern Burma’s opium zones, last week saw an outbreak…
Harsh Abuses Seen in Burma Opium War
Despite a democratic opening and hopes for peace with the ethnic insurgencies in the northern hinterlands, horrific accounts…