A woman walks past a market in the Rakhine State capital Sittwe on May 13, 2023. (AFP)

Rakhine relapse: Yaba returns to wartorn communities in western Myanmar

Many methamphetamine users were forced to quit when war cut off supplies to Rakhine State, but as narcotics flood the market again, residents are asking how the Arakan Army will keep the pills off the streets.

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