A pile of seized drugs being burned during a ceremony to mark the United Nations' "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" in Yangon on Sunday. The Myanmar authorities destroyed narcotics worth US$56.3 million (S$76.4 million) on that day in Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi.
Sending a fiery message
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 28, 2016, with the headline Sending a fiery message. Subscribe
