South-East Asia's opium production to rise 15 per cent, UN says

Yangon - Opium production in Laos, Myanmar and Thailand will reach an estimated 734 tonnes this year, up 15 per cent from 2011, the United Nations said Wednesday. Myanmar's opium production will reach an estimated 690 tonnes this year, up 13 per cent from 610 tonnes in 2011, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) annual South-East Asia opium survey said. Laos' opium production will soar 64 per cent to 41 tonnes this year, whereas ...

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