drugs

New Highs in Narcotics From Myanmar Flooding Assam

July 09, 2019

Why Malaysia’s New Proposal Could Change Southeast Asia’s Drugs Debate

By Preeti Jha

A move to decriminalize personal drug use and possession could help to shift the regional discourse on drugs.

June 04, 2018

Yaba: The Red Pills and the Rohingya

By Siddharthya Roy

Bangladesh’s cities are awash with red methamphetamine pills that come in from Myanmar.

September 15, 2017

An Ex-Addict’s Journey from Bhutanese Prison to Thai Kitchen

By Sonam Yangchen, Chencho Dema and Vishal Arora

One step at a time.

September 12, 2017

Rising Outrage Over Duterte’s War on Drugs in the Philippines

By Mong Palatino

A reported surge of extrajudicial killings victimizing children has exacerbated concerns about the campaign.

June 27, 2013

“Deep Web” Drug Peddling Site Atlantis Begins Advertising Push

Website offers illegal drugs online, promises “no fees, next day delivery.”

December 29, 2012

A New Player in the Narcotics Trade

Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency is concerned Iranian drug syndicates are using asylum seekers as smugglers.

November 30, 2012

The New War on Drugs: ASEAN Style

By Tom Fawthrop

ASEAN nations are stepping up their fight against illegal drugs as other parts of the world are taking a much different approach.

October 12, 2011

Laos’ Murky War on Drugs

Laos has vowed to be drug free by 2015. But the Somsanga ‘treatment centre’ offers a glimpse into a world of abuse, beatings and suicide.

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