U.N. experts say there has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the ...

Opium production in Myanmar has fallen for the first time since a military coup in 2021, the UN said Thursday, but the country remains the world's biggest producer of the narcotic.

Myanmar’s GDP is expected to contract by 1 percent in the fiscal year ending March 2025, a downward revision from the ...

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 civil ...

The war-torn nation of Myanmar is already struggling under the weight of high inflation, a falling currency, and power and labour shortages. The World Bank predicts that the country's gross domestic ...

Bangkok (Thailand), 12 December 2024 – Opium cultivation in Myanmar remains at high levels after three years of growth, the ...

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.

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 civil ...

This had resulted in food insecurity and sharp price rises. The natural disaster and ongoing conflict have dealt a severe ...

THE economy is expected to shrink by 1% in the current fiscal year, the World Bank said yesterday, sharply downgrading its economic forecast as severe floods compounded the challenges facing the ...

Lineup: 1. Australia, Nauru sign treaty on economy, security 2. UNICEF sets new target for Myanmar support 3. Aceh tsunami ...

Michael Martin, adjunct fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., returns to Beyond ...