You could set an awful lot of #dystopian fiction in present-day #Myanmar.

"It is a playground for warlords, arms dealers, human traffickers, poachers, drug syndicates and generals wanted by international courts."

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/world/asia/myanmar-drugs-crime.html

Paywall-free link:
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Myanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital

The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across much of Asia.

The New York Times
@dystopian ... I did. Let me know if you want to read it and I'll send you a copy.
@BFGalligan I'll put it on my Kindle list.
@dystopian Would love to hear your thoughts if you have time to offer it up later