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‘Tip of the spear’: Battling the Golden Triangle’s drug lords
A low-intensity but bloody battle is being fought to contain the flow of drugs from Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’.
Published On 2 Mar 2023
Q&A: The opium surge in Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’
The revival of opium production in the Golden Triangle comes on top of a booming synthetic drug industry.
Published On 18 Feb 2023
Opium cultivation surges since Myanmar military seized power: UN
Opium poppy was cultivated on more than 40,000 hectares in Myanmar last year, a 33 percent increase compared with 2021.
Published On 26 Jan 2023
Thai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth in less than a week
Large hauls of crystal meth were smuggled inside tea and coffee packages and hidden in secret compartments of vehicles.
Published On 24 Jan 2023

Almost 500,000 methamphetamine pills found after clash between Thai forces and suspected smugglers in Thailand’s north.

Writer Kao Kalia Yang reflects on her friendship with an older couple who has guided her life – and her career.

Brussels hosts the leaders of Southeast Asian countries in the face of the Ukraine war and challenges from China.

Vladimir Putin’s absence from the G20 Summit in Bali also undermines talk of a Russian pivot to the Asia-Pacific region.

Minister says 130 Indians who were forced to work in cyber-scams in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have been freed.

Vostok 2022 – which will last until September 7 – shows strengthening defence cooperation between Russia and China.

Researchers say about 66,000 people in Southeast Asia are infected each year with SARS-related coronaviruses.

Foreign ministers express disappointment at military administration’s failure to implement crisis plan.

A warning for Myanmar’s coup leaders as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian nations meet in Phnom Penh.

ASEAN ministers meet a week after the military hanged four activists, but look unlikely to take a tougher line.

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