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Chinese woman gets jail time for growing opium poppies for her hot pot
NextShark via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoA woman in China's Guizhou province was sentenced to prison for growing nearly 1,000 opium poppies...
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s leading opium producer, UN says
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoMyanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling...
Smoke and Ashes by Amitav Ghosh review: How the word hipster was coined — and the world hooked on...
Evening Standard via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoIn Hackney, the London borough where I live, “hipster” is an essential bit of anthropological...
War-wracked Myanmar is now the world's top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoMyanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s...
Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoAfghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed...
Myanmar burns $446 million worth of seized drugs as illicit trade booms in Southeast Asia
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoThe authorities in Myanmar destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from...
Master perfumer Olivier Cresp launches new Akro Fragrance at Amaris Paragon
Yahoo Life Singapore· 1 year agoHow does a perfumer create a scent? Yahoo asks Master Perfumer Olivier Cresp, creator of the...
Poppies to Pig-Butchering: Inside the Golden Triangle’s Criminal Reboot
Time via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoA burning pile of seized illegal drugs is seen during a destruction ceremony to mark the...
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Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoUN: Myanmar opium cultivation has surged 33% amid violence
Last Week On Twitter Was Absolute Chaos, So Here Are 54 Tweets To Make You Laugh Out Loud
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoI don't know why, but last week on Twitter, there was no shortage of funny moments (seriously, I...