SYDNEY -- Opium production in Myanmar almost doubled last year as farmers in the Golden Triangle region turned to the illicit crop in the wake of the military's power grab, a report from the United Nations has found.
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar opium production nearly doubles to 9-year high: U.N.
Economic and security challenges push farmers to grow illicit crop as prices soar
A man harvests opium in Myanmar's Kayah state in November 2016. © Reuters
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