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BANGKOK--Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s biggest opium producer, according to a U.N. agency report released Tuesday.
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Myanmar now biggest illicit opium producer amid Shan State surge
Myanmar has become the leading global source of illicit opium, surpassing Afghanistan, with its new trafficking route posing severe security and drug-related risks to India.
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: As elections approach, Myanmar's economy is in shambles
It has been nearly five years since Myanmar's military generals seized control of the country. The population is now poorer, hungrier and often in the dark - literally - because of the constant ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Patrick Winn on the Narco-Economy of Myanmar’s Wa State
One of the few things that is widely known about Myanmar’s Wa State is the central role that it plays in Southeast Asia’s multibillion-dollar narcotics trade. But for the United Wa State Army (UWSA), ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Myanmar’s Economy shows tentative stabilization, but fuel shock intensifies pressures
Myanmar’s Economy shows tentative stabilization, but fuel shock intensifies pressures Myanmar’s economy was showing tentative signs of stabilization prior to the Middle East conflict, but activity ...
News Myanmar » Shan » Economy: Poisons in rivers flowing from Myanmar spark protests at China’s embassy
In Bangkok demonstrators complain about pollution caused by gold and rare earth mining in Shan State, in areas controlled by armed ethnic groups backed by Beijing, not Myanmar’s military junta. In ...