Opium cultivation and production in Myanmar decreased slightly between 2023 and 2024 ... we wouldn't plant any poppy fields even if we were asked to," says farmer Shwe Khine, 43. Aung Hla agreed. With ...

Hence, in the case of opium, many argue that a crackdown on the demand side would be more effective than one on the supply side alone. A Paradoxical Problem: A Win in the Drug War, a Punishment ...

Washington, DC [US], March 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated on Wednesday that Beijing might be “intentionally” inundating the United States with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, ...

Rubio remarked, referencing the Opium Wars that confronted China and British opium merchants, as quoted by RFA. The Opium Wars that occurred between 1839 and 1842 and 1856 and 1860 saw China ...

Join me on a journey through history as we explore the shadowy legacy of the Opium Wars in the heart of Hong Kong. From intriguing sites to untold stories, witness how the past echoes through the ...

For farmers displaced by conflict, the hardy poppy is the only thing that keeps them from starving. Read more at straitstimes ...

Opium cultivation and production in Myanmar decreased slightly between 2023 and 2024 ... we wouldn't plant any poppy fields even if we were asked to," says farmer Shwe Khine, 43. Aung Hla agreed. With ...

Opium cultivation and production in Myanmar decreased ... Aung Hla agreed. With the war, he said, "we don't have any choice". (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV ...

resembling a 'reverse' scenario of the Opium Wars in the mid-1800s that weakened China's global position, according to a report from Radio Free Asia (RFA). The Tribune, now published from ...