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Vietnam and the Mekong’s Synthetic Drug Epidemic
By Hai Thanh Luong
Mainland Southeast Asia remains a hotspot for illegal drug manufacturing, and Vietnam is emerging as a transit hub.
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Yaba: The Red Pills and the Rohingya
June 04, 2018
Yaba: The Red Pills and the Rohingya
Bangladesh’s cities are awash with red methamphetamine pills that come in from Myanmar.
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Yaba: The Red Pills and the Rohingya
<em>Crazy Medicine</em>: Interview with Producer and Noir Novelist James Newman
September 11, 2017
Crazy Medicine: Interview with Producer and Noir Novelist James Newman
A new short film gains acclaim, peeling back the veil on Bangkok's darker side.
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Crazy Medicine: Interview with Producer and Noir Novelist James Newman
North Korea: China's Largest Drug Dealer?
August 21, 2014
North Korea: China's Largest Drug Dealer?
North Korea is likely to be a major target in China's new war on drugs.
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North Korea: China's Largest Drug Dealer?
China's War on Drugs
August 14, 2014
China's War on Drugs
There's been a rapid increase in both drug use and drug-related arrests in China recently.
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China's War on Drugs
Super Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Thankful to be Alive for Christmas
December 25, 2013
Super Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Thankful to be Alive for Christmas
Also: Archbishop Pinto to deliver Christmas mass in Tacloban, meth lab busted in Malaysia.
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Super Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Thankful to be Alive for Christmas
Ahead of International Drug Day, China Executes 6
June 27, 2013
Ahead of International Drug Day, China Executes 6
Beijing continued its tradition of carrying out bulk executions to commemorate UN anti-drug day.
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Ahead of International Drug Day, China Executes 6
A New Player in the Narcotics Trade
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.
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A New Player in the Narcotics Trade
Burma’s Drug Problem Gets Worse as Its Politics Get Better
September 27, 2012
Burma’s Drug Problem Gets Worse as Its Politics Get Better
As Burma undergoes a historic transformation, a new problem with vast consequences arises.
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Burma’s Drug Problem Gets Worse as Its Politics Get Better
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Sebastien Peyrouse on the EU's New Central Asia Strategy
July 16, 2019
Sebastien Peyrouse on the EU's New Central Asia Strategy
What are Europe’s main interests in Central Asia and how does the EU plan to pursue them?
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