Couriermail13d
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
Opium cultivation and production in Myanmar decreased ... Aung Hla agreed. With the war, he said, "we don't have any choice".
The Japan Times13d
Reluctant opium farmers toil for survival in war-ravaged Myanmar
The country's opiate economy — including the value of domestic consumption as well as exports abroad — is estimated to be ...
London Review of Books4d
Nandini Das: Opium Inc. Opium Inc.
When US trade connections faltered after the War of Independence, China offered a lifeline. Chinese porcelain and fabric, as well as tea, were traded but what fuelled the market was opium. The ...
Tuko on MSN13d
‘We feel unsafe’: Opium farming takes root in Myanmar’s war-wracked landscape
PEKON (Myanmar), March 11 — Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar’s remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla ...
The Star13d
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
PEKON, Myanmar: 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.