BANGKOK--The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military’s seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year as eradication efforts have ...

Opium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup, the UN's drugs office said Thursday, as political and economic turmoil drove farmers to cultivate the crop.

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year as eradication efforts have dropped off and ...

The army has tightened security along the northern border following reports of greater quantities and varieties of illegal ...

Additionally, the Myanmar government is keen to show the ... The main constraint in opium production is the labor needed at harvest time. The price of hired hands limits the amount to which ...

A rise in drug use in Iran is one overlooked consequence of the surge in opium production in the Taliban-run provinces of southern Afghanistan. The recent boom in Afghan opium production ...

Myanmar has the lowest profits from rice production compared to those achieved by farmers in Asia’s other rice bowls. In 2013-2014, the net margin/profit from producing monsoon rice paddy averaged ...

With the breakdown of rule of law in Myanmar’s Dry Zone, resistance groups are taking drug enforcement into their own hands, ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN)-- Afghanistan's opium production dropped dramatically this year partly because of new aggressive drug-fighting tactics in the country, a United Nations study found.

To make a direct call to Myanmar From Japan, you need to follow the international dialing format given below. The dialing format is same for calling Myanmar mobile or land line from Japan. To call ...