After the military seized power in 2021, sparking social and economic turmoil and armed conflict across the country, opium has become more important to some farmers struggling to get by.
BY AFP
Myanmar hit back at a report by UN investigators calling for tougher sanctions against the country's powerful military to squeeze its business empire.
Tougher sanctions are needed against Myanmar's wealthy and powerful military as its web of economic interests has generated a fortune that helps fund atrocities, UN investigators said Monday.
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