BANGKOK -- Myanmar has cemented its position as the world's leading source of opium after three seasons of revived cultivation since the military seized power, sinking the economy and rekindling civil war on many fronts, according to a United Nations study.
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Poppy harvesting near Loikaw in Kayah state, Myanmar. The country has cemented its position as the world's leading source of opium, the U.N. said in a report published Dec. 12. © Reuters
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