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

Trouble brewing: Dangerous homemade spirits proliferate in Rakhine

In the war-torn western Myanmar state, small-scale distilleries are meeting a rising demand for cheap alcohol, but the spread of brewers is reducing profits while lack of regulation is sparking a health crisis.

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