Caught between conflict and survival, Myanmar's displaced communities are turning to poppy farming, fuelling a booming opium ...

Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as ...

The country's opiate economy — including the value of domestic consumption as well as exports abroad — is estimated to be ...

China’s Foreign Ministry has slightly walked back its war talk but let’s not kid ourselves – of course Beijing is preparing for war with America.

For farmers displaced by conflict, the hardy poppy is the only thing that keeps them from starving. Read more at straitstimes ...

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 ...

Opium cultivation and production in Myanmar decreased ... Aung Hla agreed. With the war, he said, “we don’t have any choice”.

Fresh opium was generally sold by Myanmar farmers ... Aung Hla agreed. With the war, he said, "we don't have any choice".