Burma Project Articles & Videos
The first forum of growers of crops declared illicit in Southeast Asia
South East Asian and South Asian growers have a long way to go before they will be given the chance to contribute meaningfully to drug policy processes.
Why peace and land security is key to Burma's democratic future
Analysis of the social costs of large-scale Chinese-supported rubber farms in northern Burma suggests that the future for ordinary citizens will be affected as much by the country's chosen economic path as the political reforms underway.
Tackle Burma's Drugs Problem
Policy priorities should focus on how best to manage and reduce the many health and social harms associated with the reality of a persistent and ever changing drugs market.
International community must support non‐military solutions in northern Myanmar
Following new eruptions of violence in northern Myanmar, civil society organizations have issued a statement calling for urgent international engagement and dialogue to support non-military solutions.
Twenty Years on, the Wa-Burmese Cease-fire looks shakier
Drug report in Southeast Asia
The assumption that reducing opium production would lead to less drug use has been proven wrong. It has instead contributed to a pattern of an increased use of stronger drugs and more harmful patterns of use.
Withdrawal symptoms for Golden Triangle drug trade
Drugs and Conflict in Burma
Burma
Burma/Myanmar is undergoing yet another humanitarian crisis while entering a new critical political stage. In the Kokang region, an opium ban was enforced in 2003, and since mid-2005 no more poppy growing has been allowed in the Wa region. Banning opium in these Shan State regions where most of the Burmese opiates were produced, adds another chapter to the long and dramatic history of drugs, conflict and human suffering.
A Downward Spiral
The only viable and humane approach to reduce opium production may require easing the opium ban deadlines, while creating alternative livelihoods for opium farmers.
Drugs and Burma: Related websites and documents
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