The UNODC reports record production in 2023 with an 18 per cent increase in land under poppy cultivation. Civil war has led ...
It all started with a Facebook ad. Rachel Yoong was bored and fed up at work when a job posting for a casino in the Myanmar capital Yangon popped up on her phone. The purported $4,500 monthly salary ...
Rising heroin shipments from Afghanistan and the surrounding region region threatens to make India’s drug problems worse ...
The government railway police (GRP) arrested four women and recovered 8kg opium from their possession at the Ludhiana Railway Station on Thursday. The accused in custody of police in Ludhiana on ...
So once again Afghanistan accounts for the vast majority of the world's opium production, and the Taliban (notwithstanding religious scruples) are believed to make money at every stage.
In a recent interview with VOA via Zoom, Jason Tower, the U.S. Institute of Peace country director for Myanmar, discussed escalating transnational crime in that country, particularly following ...
MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Myanmar on Monday, in what officials hope will be a continuing effort to ease the plight of millions ...
The Myanmar army has moved to enlist its first batch of civilians into the military, with summons letters reportedly sent to eligible candidates in various parts of Myanmar. The letters may not ...
More than 2.8 million people in Myanmar are displaced, according to U.N. agencies, most by fighting that arose after the army’s takeover. They say 18.6 million people, including 6 million ...
A camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar is seen across the Moei river from Mae Sot, Tak province Thailand. Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Myanmar ...
Myanmar's drivers are shifting to electric vehicles, a move that underscores the military junta's growing ties with China, where most of the EVs and component parts are manufactured. Industry ...