
Fentanyl trafficked to Singapore for first time
In the morning of 1 March 2021, Immigration & Checkpoints
In the morning of 1 March 2021, Immigration & Checkpoints
Tensions in the West Philippine Sea are rising.
The government is going to increase conservation works of the mangrove areas to create jobs for more locals.
Over the past seven months, the Philippines opened six ports for crew change.
The Philippines has been the world’s biggest supplier of seafarers since 1987.
The exponential growth in the drug trade has reached unprecedented and dangerous levels, threatening regional law and order.
Catches of squid, in particular, one of the marine resources that have the highest market value and is a favorite staple food, fell by a large amount since 2004.
The biggest threat comes from China’s territorial claim based on its nine-dash-line, with the latest standoff involving Chinese fishing boats entering the North Natuna Sea escorted by the country’s coast guard.
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.
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