
Saving Southeast Asia from illegal fishing
Southeast Asia’s oceans are a key source of food and employment for millions of people in the region.
Southeast Asia’s oceans are a key source of food and employment for millions of people in the region.
The omnibus law is estimated to generate at least one million new jobs in the fishery industry alone.
Indonesian seafarers continued to be the subject of unfair work practice on foreign boats.
Iran released crew members of a South Korean-flagged tanker that was seized near the Strait of Hormuz.
Governments urged to act, or risk more deaths.
Many Asian-flagged vessels are engaged in forced labor, according to a recent study.
Southeast Asia’s illicit drug trade has grown to be one of the biggest in the world.
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.
Globally, 135 crew were kidnapped from their vessels in 2020, with the Gulf of Guinea accounting for over 95% of crew numbers kidnapped.
The South Korean authority is facing a complex problem when dealing with North Korea.
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