Myanmar

Another drug war in Myanmar

There have been reports of a huge upsurge in the flow of drugs from Northern Myanmar into China and Thailand. The forthcoming elections in Myanmar has led to an increase in tensions between armed ethnic insurgents and the Military Government. The people living in many of the areas affected by insurgency have been excluded from voting in the elections. Literally millions of people are being denied the opportunity to vote in the first elections held in the country since 1990.

Opium cultivation rises in Myanmar

Opium cultivation in Myanmar's northern Shan state has increased dramatically in the past two years, according to a report issued this week by a Thailand-based rights group.

Opium cultivation increasing in India

An increase in illegal opium cultivation has brought new prosperity to parts of the Arunachal Pradesh region in eastern India. However this source of new wealth has also left a trail of addiction in its wake.

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