Myanmar's Shan state : the faint signal of volatility
There has been much fanfare about rising opium production in Afghanistan but little attention paid to Myanmar's Shan State. Nonethelss, the region has seen a spike in production levels of both heroin and amphetamines, with China presently bearing the brunt of this 'boom'. This may h...
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| Format: | Commentary |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91867 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/5970 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | There has been much fanfare about rising opium production in Afghanistan but little attention paid to Myanmar's Shan State. Nonethelss, the region has seen a spike in production levels of both heroin and amphetamines, with China presently bearing the brunt of this 'boom'. This may have a knock-on effect in Northeast India as well as Thailand. |
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