Caught between conflict and survival, Myanmar’s displaced communities are turning to poppy farming, fueling a booming opium trade in the war-torn nation.

The country's opiate economy — including the value of domestic consumption as well as exports abroad — is estimated to be between $589 million and $1.57 billion.

PEKON (Myanmar), March 11 — Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar’s remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by ...

PEKON, Myanmar: Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict.

Other groups that have successfully integrated drones into their operations are the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF), the Black Eagle Defense Force (Myinmu), the Three Brotherhood ...

Clashes between the junta and the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) are escalating as regime troops push to retake Mobye town in Pekon Township, southern Shan State, on the Karenni State ...

Now, it is under the control of the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF). The settlements resemble post-apocalyptic ghost towns. Although many homes remain undamaged by bombs, they are ...

Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun said in a statement the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) and another rebel group entered the village of Nan Neint after government forces arrived to provide ...

Down a dirt road in Karenni State, in a jungle compound hidden from the air by camouflage netting and tarps, the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF), a leading resistance group fighting in the ...

FBR collaborated with the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) to facilitate the evacuation of the trapped individuals. “In the past week, Hpasawng faced two consecutive days of bombardment by ...