Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has hit a 10-year peak, with the crop area increasing in all growing regions in the war-scarred country, the United Nations says. In its latest Myanmar opium survey, ...

YANGON – Myanmar’s junta said on Dec 10 it was hunting for 10 activists who staged an anti-election protest, pursuing them under laws punishing organised dissent against the polls with up to a decade ...

Myanmar's opium cultivation hit a 10-year high in 2025, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned on Wednesday. A report by the UNODC titled "Myanmar Opium Survey 2025: Cultivation, ...

This photo taken on February 11, 2025 shows sap emerging from poppies during harvest time in an illegal poppy field in Pekon Township, on the border of Karen State and southern Shan State. Myanmar in ...

The Myanmar junta’s highly publicised crackdown on cyberfraud hubs near its borders is less a law enforcement statement than a calculated performance, analysts say, aimed at placating China and ...

Myanmar's opium cultivation reached a 10-year peak with "renewed cultivation risk" along the Thailand border, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report launched early this month ...

A file picture showing a Myanmar farmer tending to his poppy field near Pekon township in southern Shan State. (EPA Images pic) Myanmar’s opium poppy cultivation has hit a decade-record level, the ...

War-ravaged Myanmar is a hive of black market activity ranging from illegal mining to internet scamming and the manufacture of illicit drugs like methamphetamine and heroin. The nation has long ranked ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

Myanmar’s junta made a grand display of demolishing buildings that hosted the centers, even broadcasting the explosions. But the scammers have found new homes. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Bangkok ...

Yangon (Myanmar) (AFP) – Myanmar's opium poppy cultivation has hit a decade-record level, the United Nations said Wednesday, with early indications its heroin output is now being trafficked to Western ...