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![]() ![]() Burma Issues 1999
Disputesinternational: sporadic conflict with Thailand over alignment of border Illicit drugs: world's largest producer of illicit opium (cultivation in 1998130,300 hectares, a 16% decline from 1997; potential production1,750 metric tons, down 26% due to drought and the first eradication effort since the current government took power in 1987) and a minor producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; surrender of drug warlord KHUN SA's Mong Tai Army in January 1996 was hailed by Rangoon as a major counternarcotics success, but lack of serious government commitment and resources continues to hinder the overall antidrug effort; growing role in the production of methamphetamines for regional consumption ![]() ![]()
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