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Combatting illicit trade
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 18/01/2021
» Not only has the Covid-19 pandemic exposed flaws in social and health systems, disrupted supply chains and taken at least 38,000 lives across Southeast Asia, it has also shed light on the growing problem of illicit trade in the region.
The biometric threat
Asia focus, Jayati Ghosh, Published on 02/03/2020
» Around the world, governments are succumbing to the allure of biometric identification systems. To some extent, this may be inevitable, given the burden of demands and expectations placed on modern states. But no one should underestimate the risks these technologies pose.
Bangladesh charts a cleaner, fairer way forward
Asia focus, Arafat Hosen Khan, Published on 28/10/2019
» Bangladesh is a promising country in terms of the economic progress seen in the past 11 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. However, combatting corruption has become a burning issue in every sector.
A safer world: Taiwan can help
Asia focus, Huang Ming-chao, Published on 14/10/2019
» North America, East Asia and Southeast Asia are key regions in the production and consumption of amphetamines, according to the World Drug Report 2018 published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
High time for change
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/06/2018
» At a time when public alarm is rising about the scourge of opioid abuse, many countries are taking a closer look at marijuana as a safer option for treating pain. Legalisation of medicinal marijuana is on the rise across the western world, and some countries now allow recreational use.
Indonesians in touch
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 12/02/2018
» If there’s one thing that Indonesians can agree on when asked what smartphones and the internet are most useful for, it would be to access social media and messaging applications.