UNODC Myanmar in the News
- 20/11/2020 - Will Myanmar let illegal economy define its future? (Myanmar Times)
- 24/06/2020 - UNODC publishes Guidelines on Prevention of Corruption during the Covid-19 Pandemic (UNODC)
- 15/06/2020 - UN continues to work towards security and justice for all, as COVID-19 changes crime patterns and introduces new challenges (UN Myanmar)
- 12/06/2020 - UNODC equips frontline border officers across Myanmar with PPE (Mizzima)
- 24/04/2020 - UN Supports Government to Safeguard Prison Population Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak in Country (UN Myanmar)
- 05/02/2020 - Myanmar opium cultivation drops again: UNODC (Mizzima)
- 04/02/2020 - Myanmar Opium Cultivation in Decline: UN Report (The Irrawaddy)
- 18/11/2019 - More 'ice' seized in Mekong region in 2019: UNODC (Myanmar Times)
- 14/10/2019 - The hunt for Asia's El Chapo (Reuters)
- 09/10/2019 - Vague criteria on tax-deductible donations raise corruption worries (Myanmar Times)
- 02/08/2019 - Using Myanmar as major transit point, illegal wildlife trade spreads in region (Myanmar Times)
- 19/07/2019 - Organised crime syndicates target Southeast Asia to expand operations (Myanmar Times)
- 28/06/2019 - Statement on KIO survey (UNODC)
- 04/06/2019 - Youth Integrity Camp poises to instil honesty in next generation (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 02/06/2019 - Myanmar risks return to money-laundering watchlist (Myanmar Times)
- 07/05/2019 - Government to invite investors for poppy-substitute efforts (Myanmar Times)
- 07/05/2019 - Myanmar Government, UNODC begin meeting for second review cycle on UNCAC implementations (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 29/03/2019 - Keeping ASEAN secure, prosperous (Myanmar Times)
- 28/03/2019 - Myanmar works to improve corruption image (Myanmar Times)
- 15/03/2019 - A Sisyphean fight against the narcotics scourge in Shan (Myanmar Times)
- 14/03/2019 - New monster wreaks havoc in Shan State (Myanmar Times)
- 27/02/2019 - 2018 Myanmar Opium Survey clarification (UNODC)
- 11/01/2019 - Myanmar Opium Survey 2018 Cultivation, Production and Implications (ReliefWeb)
- 11/01/2019 - Myanmar cracking down on opium, but conflicts push drug trade (Al Jazeera)
- 26/11/2018 - New Strategies Needed as EAOs Adapt to Changes in Drug Demand (The Irrawaddy)
- 09/11/2018 - Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman meets UNODC Country Manager (Global New
Light of Myanmar)
- 17/10/2018 - Illegal trade takes a heavy toll on country's economy (Myanmar Times)
- 15/10/2018 - Southern Shan co-op exports $35,000 worth of coffee to Europe (Myanmar Times)
- 13/10/2018 - Green Gold cooperative exports first coffee container to European market (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 26/09/2018 - Anti-corruption drive dodges political donations and criminal liability (Myanmar Times)
- 29/07/2018 - Myanmar's meth crisis reaches as far as Australia (ABC News)
- 18/07/2018 - Thirty-four people arrested for possessing and selling drugs (Myanmar Times)
- 16/07/2018 - Change brewing in Burma's poppy country? (DVB)
- 06/07/2018 - Needs assessment workshop held on effective prosecution responses to cases of violence against women and children (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 06/07/2018 - Effective Prosecution: Needs Assessment Workshop For Children And Women's Rights (Myanmar International TV)
- 22/06/2018 - Anti-Corruption Commission, UNODC jointly conduct "Risk Assessment in Public Procurement" workshop (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 06/06/2018 - Drug menace haunts, taunts Myanmar (Myanmar Times)
- 05/06/2018 - Ho Hui is a ray of hope in Myanmar's drug war (Myanmar Times)
- 28/05/2018 - Chemical firms, casinos targeted in battle against synthetic drugs (The Straits Times)
- 28/05/2018 - Myanmar's Anti-Corruption Fight Gathers Steam (VOA)
- 03/05/2018 - 3MDG funds construction of health clinics at 4 prisons (Myanmar Times)
- 26/04/2018 - It's all about the taste (Frontier Myanmar)
- 25/04/2018 - Workshop on Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence held (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 06/03/2018 - New Drug Policy Aims to Eliminate Myanmar's Drugs Scourge (VOA News)
- 21/02/2018 - Wanted: More female police officers (Frontier Myanmar)
- 26/02/2018 - Black Gold: Curbing Demand for Drugs in the Golden Triangle (The Politic)
- 21/02/2018 - From crime to health issue: Home Affairs shifts view of drug abuse (Myanmar Times)
- 23/01/2018 - Anti-corruption is the duty of every citizen: Chairman of Anti-Corruption Commission (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 23/01/2018 - Anti-corruption head declares war on bribery, malfeasance (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 22/01/2018 - Anti-Corruption Issue: Session On Promotion Of Integrity To Fight (Myanmar International TV)
- 08/01/2018 - Anti-Corruption Commission Encourages Public to File Complaints (The Irrawaddy)
- 12/12/2017 - UN crime-fighting agency to help anti-corruption campaign (Myanmar Times)
- 09/12/2017 - 2017 International Anti-Corruption Day event in Nay Pyi Taw (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 08/12/2017 - Myanmar's opium crop plummets while meth stalks Southeast Asia (Myanmar Times)
- 21/11/2017 - Myanmar anti-corruption committee in cooperation with UNODC launched Financial (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 31/10/2017 - UNODC chief: 'Saying the right things changes very little if nothing takes place on the ground' (Frontier Myanmar)
- 18/09/2017 - To fight wildlife crime, experts say 'follow the money' (AP)
- 12/07/2017 - Myanmar Anti-Corruption Commission and UNODC hold Asset Recovery Workshop (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 18/05/2017 - Myanmar tackles climate change and poppy cultivation with coffee (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland)
- 06/03/2017 - Opium in Shan State Linked to Fighting and Insecurity, says UN (The Irrawaddy)
- 02/02/2017 - Record year for Myanmar meth pill seizures (Myanmar Times)
- 05/01/2017 - Farmers in Myanmar urged to switch from planting opium (Channel NewsAsia)
- 03/12/2016 - International Law Experts meet Myanmar Police for border area management (The Global New Light of Myanmar Times)
- 01/12/2016 - Small shifts in Myanmar's war on drugs Small shifts in Myanmar's war on drugs (Myanmar Times)
- 25/11/2016 - A silent emergency: Violence against women and girls (The Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 05/10/2016 - Workshop on crime prevention strategy held in Nay Pyi Taw, The Global New Light of Myanmar (English, Myanmar) (The Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 17/08/2016 - Advanced course on the detection and analysis of wildlife data and illegal timber trafficking held (The Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 10/08/2016 - Indian cold pills pour over remote border to fuel Myanmar narcotics boom (The Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 11/05/2016 - Myanmar at risk of money laundering as economy grows: Observers (Channel NewsAsia)
- 07/04/2016 - Advocacy groups call for drug policy reset ahead of UN meet (Myanmar Times)
- 05/04/2016 - Poppyland (ABC Australia)
- 21/03/2016 - Pat Ja San: A controversial mission (Myanmar Times)
- 23/02/2016 - Myanmar clamps down on growing illegal drug trade (Channel NewsAsia)
- 07/01/2016 - Assignment Asia Episode 26 - Heroin's Hold on Myanmar (ZWearZ.com)
- 16/12/2015 - Myanmar's poppy farmers to receive US$3.3 million to break opium addiction (Channel NewsAsia)
- 23/09/2015 - Another 2m Pills Tied to Mingaladon Drug Bust Seized (The Irrawaddy)
- 18/09/2015 - Burma has 'failed demonstrably' to combat drug crime, says Obama (Asian Correspondent)
- 11/09/2015 - Union FM Recieves Country Manager of UNODC (Global New Light of Myanmar)
- 07/09/2015 - In Myanmar's Opium-Rich Shan State, Addicts Without Options (Voice of America)
- 28/07/2015 - $110m in Methamphetamines Seized in Rangoon, Tachileik (The Irrawaddy)
- 02/07/2015 - UN Agencies urge swift follow through on migrant agreement (Bangkok Post)
- 29/06/2015 - Myanmar promotes success in opium poppy substitution (Myanmar Times)
- 26/06/2015 - Myanmar, Thailand destroy nearly $1 bn in seized drugs (Channel News Asia)
- 04/01/2015 - Myanmar Turns to What Sells: Heroin (New York Times)
- 18/11/2014 - Can Coffee Replace Opium in Southern Shan State? (Myanmar Business Today)
- 07/08/2014 - Transnational criminal networks target Pacific; Australia looks to expand jobs to counter criminal elements (Australia Network News)
- 27/06/2014 - UN: 'Poverty and corruption' fueling Myanmar's opium woes (DW)
- 09/02/2014 - DVB talks to UNODC's Jason Eligh (DVB)
- 27/01/2014 - High-level panel calls for further anti corruption reforms and an independent Anti-Corruption Commission in Myanmar in line with UNCAC requirements (UNODC)
- 18/12/2013 - Lawlessness On Borders Taints Progress In Myanmar (The New York Times)
- 11/12/2013 - Diplomats make debut venture into Shan State (Eleven Myanmar)
- 11/12/2013 - International diplomats support peace in Shan State (Myanmar Freedom Daily)
- 01/10/2013 - Speech of Myanmar Police Chief on commemoration of 47th National Police Day
- 27/08/2013 - Analysis: The drug problem - An ongoing political challenge in Burma [Myanmar] (Asian Correspondent)
- 20/08/2013 - Shan resistance explains drug cooperation with government, UNODC (Burma News International)
- 26/06/2013 - Opium Keeps Burma in International Spotlight on World Drug Day (The Irrawaddy Magazine)
- 21/06/2013 - Shan-Kachin border drug surge due to displacement, not enforcement: UN (Mizzima News)
- 18/06/2013 - Shan Leader Wants Drug Eradication Priority Amid Cease-Fire (Radio Free Asia)
- 13/05/2013 - Can either side of politics stop the asylum boats? (ABC News)
- 07/05/2013 - Ethnic Armies' Role in Burma Drug Trade Off Table at Six-Nation Talks (The Irrawaddy Magazine)
- 16/04/2013 - UNODC report: East Asia organised crime 'worth $90bn' (BBC News Asia)
- 16/04/2013 - UN: Asia's Transnational Criminal Profits Dwarf GDP (Voice of America)
- 16/04/2013 - Organised crime worth $90 bn a year in East Asia (AFP)
- 03/04/2013 - RI welcomes three new Bali Process members (The Jakarta Post)
- 24/03/2013 - Rising drug trade threatens Myanmar's aspirations (AP)
- 12/03/2013 - When conservation efforts meet global security (Al Jazeera)
- 12/12/2012 - Amphetamine-type Stimulants & other Drugs - Asia and the Pacific 2012 (Al Jazeera)
- 09/12/2012 - Joint Statement by Mr. Jason Eligh, UNODC Country Manager and Mr. Toily Kurbanov, UNDP Country Director on the International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December, 2012
- 05/12/2012 - Laos 'extremely vulnerable' to trafficking by organized crime groups - UN official (UN News Centre)
- 04/12/2012 - Myanmar, UN to cooperate on drug elimination (China Daily)
- 04/12/2012 - UNODC Executive Director meets Aung San Suu Kyi (The Nation)
- 08/11/2012 - Shan leaders acknowledge drug scourge in ethnic areas (The Nation)
- 01/11/2012 - Poppy cultivation jumps in Burma [Myanmar], Laos (Mizzima News)
- 01/11/2012 - The poppy harvest: Burma [Myanmar]'s boom industry (The Independent)
- 01/11/2012 - Opium Rebounds on China Demand (China news)
- 31/10/2012 - Myanmar, Laos see large increase in opium cultivation, U.N. says (Los Angeles Times)
- 31/10/2012 - UN Says Burmese [Myanmar] Opium Production Rising (The Irrawaddy Magazine)
- 31/10/2012 - Myanmar opium output rises despite eradication effort (Asahi Shimbun )
- 31/10/2012 - UN report: Opium cultivation rising in Burma (BBC News)
- 31/10/2012 - BBC News World - Opium Poppy Survey Report 2012 (BBC News World)
- 31/10/2012 - Al Jazeera - Opium Poppy Survey Report 2012 (Al Jazeera)
- 31/10/2012 - Opium production in Burma [Myanmar] on the rise: UN (Democratic Voice of Burma [Myanmar])
- 25/10/2012 - Burma [Myanmar]'s Fastest Growing Business: Drugs (The Irrawaddy Magazine)
- 09/10/2012 - Top-level meeting held to suppress drugs in Shan State (Mizzima News)
- 18/09/2012 - Myanmar facing growing drug challenge (France 24)
- 15/08/2012 - Burma [Myanmar] confirms drug problem worse (Mizzima News)
- 09/08/2012 - Clarification on EU support to UNODC in Myanmar (Myanmar Times)
- 02/08/2012 - Burmese [Myanmar] opium farmers need support to find an alternative livelihood (The Guardian)
- 27/07/2012 - MYANMAR: Opium farmers need alternative livelihood support (IRIN)
- 09/07/2012 - Opium fight fuels food insecurity (Myanmar Times)
- 06/07/2012 - MYANMAR: Coaxing farmers to grow tea, not opium (IRIN)
- 01/05/2012 - UNSG and wife visit poppy-substitute crop cultivation project in Hopon Tsp, Shan State (English) (Myanmar) (The New Light of Myanmar)
- 01/05/2012 - Myanmar's Opium Growers Struggle to Get by With Potatoes (Businessweek)
- 01/05/2012 - Myanmar's Opium Growers Struggle to Get by With Potatoes (Bloomberg)
- 20/02/2012 - Special Report: Myanmar declares war on opium (Reuters)
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