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BBCNEWS Newsday June 4, 2024 23:17:00

Welcome to newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani in singapore. the production of opium in myanmar rose by a third last year, ending what had been a seven year decline. that s according to the united nations who put the rise down to increasing economic hardship. opium resin is used to make heroin and the global price for it has risen, so there s more demand. our southeast asia correspondent, jonathan head, has more. the reasons for opium cultivation declining in recent years are partly because the big syndicates that make money in many of the lawless areas of myanmar have been switching to synthetic drugs like methamphetamines, and production of that s gone up even more. and also, there have been successful campaigns to persuade farmers there to go to alternative crops. this is a very striking reversal of the trend, up by a third in just one year. ....

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UK university helps UN develop AI to monitor Afghanistan's opium cultivation

In a statement, the United Kingdom-based Cranfield University, on Monday, said that their researchers are helping the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) powered program that would monitor the crops used for illicit opium production in Afghanistan. According to the university, their AI would interpret data from satellites to track where the poppy cultivation, used for drug production, takes place. ....

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Opium cultivation soaring since Taliban takeover UN

Production of the drug in Afghanistan is up by a third over the previous year, a report reveals

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan, the larg ....

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Production of the drug in Afghanistan is up by a third over the previous year, a report reveals

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No place for crime and criminals says Assam's CM Dr Himanta Biswa Sharma

Ever since he took charge, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a zero-tolerance war against organised crime. His strong and decisive actions have not only received unprecedented public approval but reduced crime by 30 per cent. ....

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