Southeast Asian country is now the world’s largest producer of opium and one of the largest manufacturers of synthetic drugs ...

KNOWN as the Golden Land, it is one of the most beautiful places on the planet, boasting unspoilt beaches, majestic mountains ...

Fighting has been raging in the northern part of Shan state since the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, calling themselves the ...

YANGON: Myanmar's police have destroyed 563 acres of opium fields in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, the state-run daily Myanma ...

Akha tribe, the founder of Ban Hin Taek. On the map of Thailand, there is a place that points to Shan State in Burma with a finger at the very northeastern end. It is Ban Hin Taek (The Village of ...

The ongoing civil war in Myanmar, now spanning over three years, has provided an opportunity for drug cartels to thrive, with Shan State emerging as a major hub for illicit narcotics production. This ...

Myanmar authorities have seized 91 kg of heroin blocks in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, the state-run daily Myanma Alinn ...

Citing local anti-junta forces, Myanmar Now reported that the military regime has also escalated its shelling, drone strikes, and air raids in rural areas of southern Shan State’s Pekon and ...

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Rakhine, Kachin and southern Shan States on Saturday and Sunday, adding to a death toll of at least 26 in Rakhine State’s Ramree Township the previous week, according to local sources. At least 15 ...

The beauty in this corner of Shan state, in north-eastern Myanmar, might seem to be a respite from the country’s brutal civil war. Instead, the blooms are a symptom: It is all opium poppy in ...

An opium poppy farm in Pekon Township in Shan State, Myanmar, in November.Credit...Adam Ferguson for The New York Times Supported by By Hannah Beech Reporting from Shan and Karen states in Myanmar ...