PHNOM PENH (Bernama): Myanmar’s opium poppy cultivation has risen to its highest level in a decade, from 45,200 hectares to 53,100 hectares - an increase of about 17 per cent compared to last year.
The latest report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) also said Myanmar continues to be the world's leading source of illegally produced opium with an estimated production of 1,010 metric tonnes this year.
