BANGKOK--The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military’s seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year as eradication efforts have ...

The army has tightened security along the northern border following reports of greater quantities and varieties of illegal ...

He further said that, besides those killed in military or police action, detainees across Myanmar had reported severe beatings; mock executions; suspension from ceilings without food or water ...

The Taliban did manage to crack down on drug production between 2000 and 2001, during their previous reign — reducing the opium harvest by more than 90 percent, according to a U.N. survey. But it came ...

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday (Mar 24) announced further sanctions against Myanmar, targeting people and entities tied to Myanmar's military as Washington seeks to increase pressure on ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A veteran corporate lawyer has been shot dead in Myanmar’s biggest city by self-proclaimed urban guerrillas, highlighting the bloody struggle between the military government and ...

Thai authorities on Saturday temporarily closed a border checkpoint between Mae Sot district of Tak province and Myawaddy in Myanmar, following clashes between the Myanmar military and opponents ...

Her expertise is in personal finance and investing, and real estate. Mira Norian / Investopedia Factors of production are the inputs needed for creating a good or service, and the factors of ...

YANGON, March 24, 2023 (AFP): Myanmar authorities have arrested around 150 Rohingya suspected of trying to flee to Malaysia, an official told AFP on Friday. The group of men, women and children ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar on Saturday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). Representative image. The earthquake hit at a depth of 10 km and ...