Burma

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.

11 months ago

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 and now…

7 years ago

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 a more…

8 years ago

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 multiple ethnic…

9 years ago

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 on Chinese territory…

10 years ago

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 of intense…

10 years ago

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 of rights…

10 years ago