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

Lack of opportunity drives tens of thousands of young Myanmar people into the scam centers on the Thai border—and  greed ...

Unregulated mining in the Mekong region is accelerating at a pace researchers warn is outstripping governance, enforcement ...

Whole units investigating crimes against women and children could be axed, even as violent acts of impunity are on the rise ...

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 its highest level in a decade as the nation enduring a long conflict remains ...

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

Faced with growing scrutiny by authorities at home and in Singapore, mainland Chinese living in the city-state are being more ...

Data tracked by Singolf shows membership fees for foreigners at Sentosa Golf Club peaking at S$950,000 in 2023 and falling to ...

The Workers’ Party chief was in February found guilty of two counts of giving false testimony to a parliamentary committee ...

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

Myanmar now the world’s main source of illicit opium following decline of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, the UN says.