S1E72: Rising tide of meth across South-east Asia: Asian Insider Ep 72

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Asian Insider Ep 72: Rising tide of meth across South-east Asia 13:09 mins Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. Illicit drugs - mainly methamphetamines - is an industry that grew last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, border controls, and a recession. Nirmal Ghosh chats with Inshik Sim, research officer for illicit drugs at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Bangkok, and Erlend Falch, officer in charge at the UNODC in Laos about the following points:  The UN report on Asia’s illicit drug trade (1:58) Organised crime groups in Mekong region (3:23) Laos as a transit country (6:03) Drug trade impact on Bangladesh and India (9:25) Need for intelligence-based enforcement (11:35) Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) & ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team, Aleemah Basirah & Hadyu Rahim Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: [email protected] Discover Asian Insider Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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