The Latest Breaking News from Golden Triangle

Rajasthan's Forgotten Village Road Trip Circuit: The Offbeat Desert Route Worth Taking

The Circuit Nobody Told You AboutMandawa does not have a single traffic light. The painted havelis here, merchant mansions covered floor to frieze in frescoes of steam trains, European women, and Hindu gods, sit in a town most Rajasthan itineraries skip entirely. This is the Shekhawati region, and it is…

Times Life · Jul 14

Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres

As tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly men

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29

Exploring Jordan beyond Petra: Why it’s worth venturing outside the Golden Triangle

As Jordan’s travel advisory is lifted, Claire Dodd recalls her illuminating journey into dramatic deserts and tiny villages where locals introduce her to another side to the country

The Independent UK · Jun 4

Record Meth Production In Golden Triangle Raises Concerns

Learn about the unprecedented surge in methamphetamine production and trafficking in East and Southeast Asia, originating from the Golden Triangle. Myanmar...

Top News · May 28, 2024

Imphal civil society body COCOMI writes to European Parliament on Manipur

The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity, COCOMI, an umbrella body of Imphal Valley-based civil society organisations has asked the European Parliament not to let Manipur become the “new Golden Triangle” of the drug trade by projecting the violence between “immigrant Chin-Kuki narco-terrorists” and the indigenous Meitei people in the northeastern…

The Hindu · Jul 23, 2023

‘Tip of the spear’: Battling the Golden Triangle’s drug lords

A low-intensity but bloody battle is being fought to contain the flow of drugs from Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2023

Q&A: The opium surge in Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’

The revival of opium production in the Golden Triangle comes on top of a booming synthetic drug industry.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2023

Inside the brand new £6million mansion with its own pool in Cheshire's Golden Triangle

It's the ultimate dream home set in a private idyllic location

Manchester Evening News · Feb 4, 2023

Thai army kills 5 suspected drug smugglers near ‘Golden Triangle’

Almost 500,000 methamphetamine pills found after clash between Thai forces and suspected smugglers in Thailand’s north.

Al Jazeera · Jan 13, 2023

Egypt to Benefit from Mining in the Golden Triangle

Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tarek El-Molla has said that the development of the Golden Triangle region requires the participation of all sectors to attract foreign and domestic investments. The Golden Triangle project is one of the major mining projects intended to be established between Qena, Safaga, and al-Qusayr.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 10, 2023