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Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as ...
India Today on MSN7d
Fields of despair: How war is turning Myanmar into world's opium capital
Caught between conflict and survival, Myanmar's displaced communities are turning to poppy farming, fuelling a booming opium ...
The Strategist1d
Myanmar’s desperate condition: fragmentation, drugs, money-laundering and more
Myanmar was a key global site for criminal activity well before the 2021 military coup. Today, illicit industry, especially ...
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar’s war-racked landscape
For farmers displaced by conflict, the hardy poppy is the only thing that keeps them from starving. Read more at straitstimes ...
Voice of America9d
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict. The 35-year ...