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A displaced resident works in a poppy field in southern Shan State’s Pekon Township on February 10. (AFP)

Opium poppy farming hits 10-year high in war-torn Myanmar

Myanmar's opium poppy cultivation has hit a decade-record level, the United Nations warned Wednesday, with early indications its heroin output is now being trafficked to Western markets.

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Malaysia starts sending Myanmar migrants home

Malaysia began sending back around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, the government confirmed, as it launched a scheme that rights groups say may endanger migrants by returning them to the war-torn country.
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