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Cambodia put back on global money laundering watchlist
Paris-based intergovernmental money-laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed Cambodia back on its watchlist on February 22 because of concern it is...
Laos farmers urged to grow vine instead of opium
A new project to encourage opium poppy farmers to instead grow a species of vine is underway in Laos in collaboration with China, main...
Opium production surges in Myanmar (poppy field map)
The United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimated in its annual Southeast Asia Opium Survey that Myanmar's opium production will rise 26...
Strategic actions towards eradicating corruption
The Malaysian Government, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and United Nations (UNDP) are jointly organising the 2013 Asia Regional Meeting...
ASEAN: As safe as we think?
Recent news of the mysterious death of British writer and movie producer Joseph Lang has sent chills through expat communities in the region. The...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...