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Drug trafficking surging in year since Myanmar coup
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2022
» Increased instability in Myanmar since a military coup a year ago has seen a surge in narcotics production there and trafficking into Southeast Asia and beyond, a senior official from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) told Reuters.
Human rights groups urge govt not to deport Lao activist
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2022
» Human rights groups have urged the government not to deport a Lao political activist arrested at the weekend, over concern he could be imprisoned by its communist government if sent back.
Customs officers seize B1.2bn of crystal meth hidden in punching bags
Reuters, Published on 23/12/2021
» Authorities have seized crystal methamphetamine with a street value of about 1.2 billion baht stuffed inside boxing punching bags bound for Australia, officials said on Thursday.
Govt offers Covid-19 vaccines to migrant workers
Reuters, Published on 10/11/2021
» Authorities will set aside up to 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines for foreign workers as it prepares to welcome them back to the country to help ease a labour shortage, a government minister said on Wednesday.
Govt plans to reopen borders to foreign workers amid shortage
Reuters, Published on 09/11/2021
» Thailand plans to reopen its borders to workers from neighbouring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, a government official said on Tuesday, in a bid to ease a labour shortage that is hurting the export and tourism-dependent economy.
Laos makes Asia's largest drug bust
Reuters, Published on 28/10/2021
» Lao police have seized a record haul of illicit drugs in the Golden Triangle region, two security sources in Thailand confirmed on Thursday, in what the United Nations said was Asia's largest single drug bust ever.
Tradition vs credibility: Inside the SE Asian meet that snubbed Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2021
» Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore pushed for a harder stance against Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at a "tense" meeting that decided to exclude him from a regional summit this month, four people with knowledge of the talks said.
Vietnam probes Thai sugar imports
Reuters, Published on 23/09/2021
» HANOI: Vietnam has launched an investigation into allegations that sugar originating from Thailand is being imported via neighbouring countries to avoid anti-dumping taxes, its trade ministry said.
Thailand to face Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore in Suzuki Cup
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2021
» HONG KONG: Thailand will face Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and one of Brunei Darussalam and Timor Leste in Southeast Asia's upcoming Suzuki Cup tournament, which will now be held in a centralised venue after organisers scrapped plans to play on a home-and-away basis due to concerns about travel and safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Wildlife traffickers creeping back as pandemic restrictions ease - UN
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2021
» SINGAPORE: After a drastic reduction in wildlife trafficking during the pandemic, authorities in Southeast Asia must act swiftly to stop smugglers getting back in business once border controls are relaxed, according to a forthcoming UN report.