Myanmar to hold floating Thingyan festival at popular tourist destination
Myanmar authorities are preparing to organize the unique floating Thingyan festival on Inle Lake in Nyaungshwe township ...
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49 kg of heroin blocks seized in eastern Myanmar
YANGON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 49 kg of heroin blocks in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, the state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, ...
Footage of Myanmar ethnic group scuffle misrepresented as Bangladesh army infighting
Bangladesh has extended the power of commissioned army officials to enforce law and order amid the absence of police forces ...
Myanmar eradicates 48 acres of poppy in Shan state
According to a news agency reports that were released on Wednesday, Myanmar's police recently eradicated 48 acres of opium poppy grounds in Shan stat ...
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Fields of despair: How war is turning Myanmar into world's opium capital
Caught between conflict and survival, Myanmar's displaced communities are turning to poppy farming, fuelling a booming opium ...
Myanmar destroys 48 acres of poppy in eastern state
Myanmar's police have destroyed 48 acres of opium poppy fields in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, the state-run daily ...
Myanmar resistance group admits responsibility for killing of Buddhist monk it accused of army ties
BANGKOK (AP) — A local resistance group fighting against Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged responsibility for the killing last week of a Buddhist monk and his disciple in the country’s ...
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Drugs seized in eastern Myanmar
YANGON, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Police seized 500,000 stimulant tablets and other drugs in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Tuesday.