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Modern-day slavery demands a better response
Oped, Published on 21/05/2020
» A video showing the burials at sea of an Indonesian crewman working on a Chinese fishing vessel, as reported early this month by the Indonesia media, once again shed a light on the poor working conditions of Indonesian seaborne migrant workers and poor protection from states.
Contagion risk no excuse to abandon Rohingya
Oped, Published on 25/04/2020
» Malaysia is back at it again, denying the entry of overloaded boats of Rohingya refugees and pushing them back to sea. On April 16, it was reported that the Malaysian navy intercepted a boat with around 200 Rohingya refugees and prevented the boat from entering Malaysian waters, under the justification that such measures were part of prohibition for foreigners from entering the country.
Covid-19 response: What's next?
Oped, Published on 16/04/2020
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region is said to be the next epicentre of Covid-19, followed by fear of undetected cases as a result of varying testing capacity in each member state. Witnessing the deadly impact of this virus and the horror it causes in the European Union, especially in Italy, Spain and France, it is safe to say that a harmonious, integrated regional response is paramount to determine the result of this battle: winning or losing. Understanding this, Asean leaders, along with Japan, South Korea and China on Tuesday held a special summit to form a more integrated regional response to Covid-19.