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Shan state

State in Myanmar

World · Shan state called world's meth lab as Japan edges toward Myanmar junta ties

Foreign Policy's Southeast Asia Brief finds that Myanmar's Shan state now dominates regional methamphetamine production, with sales worth between $48.1 billion and $74.8 billion a year, while the United States holds talks with the Myanmar junta in Tokyo and Indonesia's stock market posts its worst day since 1998.