Farmers have ‘little choice’ but return to poppy cultivation following the junta’s takeover, United Nations warns …
U.N. report: Myanmar opium farms booming under military junta
Myanmar’s cultivation of opium has grown dramatically since the military seized power in a coup, a United Nations report said Thursday, reversing a six-year downward trend.
Myanmar activists, victims file criminal complaint in Germany over alleged atrocities
The filing is the latest in a series of international legal efforts to try to hold the Myanmar military accountable for alleged atrocities against the country’s Rohingya minority and democracy supporters.
Myanmar opium farming booming after coup: UN
Opium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup, the UN’s drugs office said Thursday, as political and economic turmoil drove farmers to cultivate the …
Report: Myanmar opium cultivation surges 33% amid violence
The United Nations says the production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military’s seizure of power …
Myanmar Junta Crony in New Venture With Regime-Allied Ethnic Armed Group
U Aung Aung Zaw traveled to Shan State to sign an agreement to provide the Myanmar military-backed Kokang Border Guard Force with helicopters.
UN: Myanmar opium cultivation has surged 33% amidviolence
The United Nations says the production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military’s seizure of power.
Myanmar opium cultivation surging under military rule – UN report
Opium cultivation in military-ruled Myanmar jumped 33% last year, reversing a six-year downward trend in the strife-torn country, a United Nations report said on Thursday. The growth was “directly …
How Does The Myanmar Crisis End?
The military junta’s possible handover of power to a quasi-civilian “transition council” could create complications for the country’s resistance forces.
Myanmar Military Spokesperson Expresses Uncertainty Over Junta Polls
A spokesperson for Myanmar’s military junta has cast doubt on whether the military will be able to hold the general elections later this year, given the country’s deeply unstable security environment.