2009

Photos — by admin — last modified 2009-02-04 04:34

 

Drug Lords wipe the slate clean — by admin — last modified 2009-01-08 09:01

Khun Sa, the late leader of the defunct Mong Tai Army (MTA), and his archenemy the still going strong Wei Xuegang had agreed to forgive and forget the bitter past soon after the former’s surrender to the Burma Army 13 years ago today, said one of his close relatives.

Glue sniffing becoming popular among youth in Shan State — by admin — last modified 2009-01-09 11:27

Glue sniffing has been becoming a new phenomenon among youth in Shan State as to substitute using of other drug, according to several sources.

Poppy output in Shan State dropping because of weather — by admin — last modified 2009-02-04 03:02

Due to harsh of weather in the last season, opium output in Shan State is down though the cultivation had increased, according to reliable sources.

Haul in Rangoon tipped by Chinese narcs — by admin — last modified 2009-02-04 04:39

The 89 kg heroin seizure in Rangoon on 25 January was the result of a tip-off by Chinese agents, according to sources on the Sino-Burma border.

Local authorities told to destroy poppy cultivation collect tax — by admin — last modified 2009-02-04 10:33

Complying to orders from Naypyitaw to eradicate cultivation, local authorities in southern Shan State have been destroying some of the poppy fields, but still taxing the farmers, according to reliable sources.