Myanmar's Shan state : the faint signal of volatility

• Main Author: Clarke, Ryan
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91867; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/5970
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...