Myanmar heads to the polls in December amidst a festering conflict, now running for five years. At home, the balance of power ...

The country’s conflict is also having a countervailing impact on average poppy yields, which “sharply decreased” in 2025.

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war remains one of the world’s primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to a ...

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to a ten-year high, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, underscoring how ...

What happens in Myanmar 'will shape drug markets in the region and far beyond, and requires urgent action,' says UNODC ...

The Trump administration said on Monday it is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar in the United States, ...

The elections are a clear attempt by the regime to gain legitimacy and sideline the government in exile. But they open the ...

Opium poppy cultivation in war-torn Myanmar has surged to its highest level in a decade, rising 17 per cent in the past year ...

Myanmar’s planned elections are expected to consolidate military control and exclude key opposition parties, presenting significant challenges for ASEAN and relations with the West.

There were signs that heroin from Myanmar is reaching markets in Europe previously supplied by Afghanistan, with several ...

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Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has hit a 10-year peak, with the crop area increasing in all growing regions in the ...