Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar’s remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as ...

In a good-faith gesture, the deadline was extended—giving some farmers enough time to first harvest the opium, then collect their check from ISAF. ("Did they turn the poppies over in mid-stride ...

As a traditional practice, farmers offer a portion of their produce to Sanwaliya Seth as a token of gratitude for a good harvest. Until a few years ago, temple priests reportedly used this opium ...