https://www.scmp.com/rss/323219/feed Mark Angeles is a freelance journalist based in Yangon, Myanmar. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com PACHAKA LO, Shan State, Myanmar – It is the middle of the rainy season in Myanmar, when planting begins in the poppy fields of Shan State. Days can go by before the sun briefly appears, only to be quickly obscured again by grey clouds and the steady rain that helps the crops flourish. For the farmers of one such crop, it takes a two-hour trek through dense forest to reach their field. Hidden in the mountains, it is accessible only by way of winding, slippery footpaths, near-vertical climbs and... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2009572/will-myanmars-economy-ever-kick-its-opium-habit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2009572/will-myanmars-economy-ever-kick-its-opium-habit?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Aug 2016 09:02:56 +0000