The abuse of illicit fentanyl is an emerging threat in Southeast Asia as there are indications of mass production in Myanmar’s Shan State for distribution to the wider region.
Outstanding performance of the Port of Singapore during challenging times.
The exponential growth in the drug trade has reached unprecedented and dangerous levels, threatening regional law and order.
China’s economy is too big, important and interconnected to the rest of the world to ignore.
The safety of the vaccines should not be a political, ideological or economical issue, but a medical one.
It is important that the affected international community stands together for the rule of law and insists that the CCP abides by the legal responsibility of being a global citizen and a flag state.
President Trump has started the ball rolling in pushing back against China’s aggression, and it is now up to President-elect Biden to make sure the light of democracy is shining bright.
In fact, China has more cause for concern given that President-elect Biden is a sophisticated and seasoned politician and will try to unite American allies against China.
Drug cartels are continuing, in fact expanding, their operations, in the midst of the pandemic by changing their modus operandi to take advantage of legitimate supply chains.
Lee Kok Leong, our special correspondent, interviews Collin Koh, research fellow, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, on the prevalence of China’s wolf warrior diplomacy and its implications for the South China Sea dispute.
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