The district became a booming hub of production and trade for opium, heroin and methamphetamines. Credit... Supported by By Azam Ahmed Photographs by Bryan Denton Reporting from Bakwa District ...

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One of the latest dark-humor observations emerging from Myanmar is a sense of pride in the country being a world leader at least in one metric: opium production. Number one in the world again! The ...

Over the years, we’ve seen many failures and fallings in the Evangelical church. And it begs the question: What is going on? In my article, Why Do Leaders Fall? I wrote: “They fall for the same reason ...

In this undated photo made available Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), workers collect opium gum in a poppy field in Shan State, Myanmar. AP Myanmar’s ...

BANGKOK -- Myanmar has cemented its position as the world's leading source of opium after three seasons of revived cultivation since the military seized power, sinking the economy and rekindling ...

UN Drug Experts Say Opium Production Has Leveled off in Myanmar, but Instability May Trigger a Rise BANGKOK (AP) — There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world ...

The Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says that after three consecutive years of growth, the area where opium is cultivated fell by 4% to 45,200 ...

Bangkok, Dec 12 (EFE).- Myanmar, which last year overtook Afghanistan as the world’s largest opium producer, maintained its top spot this year despite reducing its cultivation area by 4 percent ...

Bangkok (Thailand), 12 December 2024 – Opium cultivation in Myanmar remains at high levels after three years of growth, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported in its latest ...

Opium cultivation in Myanmar remains at high levels after three years of growth, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported in its latest opium survey for Southeast Asia. The report ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "The Trinity:" 232. "Christians are baptized 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit' [Mt 28:19.] Before receiving the ...