Southern Shan State, Myanmar – Tian Win Nang squats on the hard-packed earth, balancing a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of ...

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Former U.S. Department of State official Mike Benz asserted that a long-standing drug economy has siphoned taxpayer funds ...

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While some efforts have been made to promote legal cash crops, they remain inadequate against the lure of opium farming. Beyond political accusations and law enforcement claims, the core issue ...

The Islamist militant group ruling Afghanistan has claimed the country is secure. But ordinary Afghans say hunger, poverty and fear are everyday realities.

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Manipur has been hit by heavy rainfall-induced flood, which many organisations in Imphal Valley attribute to the ...

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