5 Jul 2023 Time to Tackle Illegal Foreign Businesses in Thailand Sivarin Lertpusit Illicit nominations of Thais as shareholders in businesses run by Chinese operators are threatening local concerns. This highlights a dense network of transnational criminal activity that the Thai authorities are up against. Crime Thailand
9 Sep 2022 The ‘Sambo Case’: Public Trust in the Indonesian Police at Stake Burhanuddin Muhtadi The convoluted case involving a former police general’s alleged murder of his aide threatens to up-end the Indonesian public’s trust in their law enforcement agencies. Crime Indonesia Indonesian Politics
21 Dec 2021 The Drugs Trade in a Time of Covid-19: Still Rolling Punchada Sirivunnabood The Covid-19 pandemic and associated movement restrictions have not inhibited the drugs trade in around the Golden Triangle. In fact it appears to have worsened it. Crime Drug Trade Golden Triangle Myanmar Thailand
2 Nov 2021 The Philippines after Duterte: The End of Impunity? Sol Iglesias President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial ‘war on drugs’ looms large in the 2022 election for his successor. Crime Criminal Justice System Philippine Philippine Politics
7 Oct 2021 Nominees and ‘Backyard Companies’: How Vietnamese Officials Conceal Their Illicit Wealth Le Hong Hiep Not a single Vietnamese leader or official has been named in the Pandora Papers, which has shed light on global leaders squirrelling their wealth away from the eyes of the taxman. As the saying goes, the absence of evidence does not necessarily mean the evidence of absence. Corruption Crime Vietnam
6 Sep 2021 Will Scammers Derail ASEAN’s Digital Drive? Michael Schaper As Southeast Asian governments push ahead with digitalisation in their respective economies, they need to be mindful that the ease and speed of digital transactions also come with new risks. ASEAN Crime Digitalisation
