Stories from UNODC Regional Centre for East Asia and the Pacific http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/feed/stories.html Law enforcement, and consistent and comprehensive policies key to fight Asia migrant smuggling, says UNODC report http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/2013/05/som-tocta/story.html <p> <img class="aLeft" src="/images/southeastasiaandpacific/2013/05/som-tocta/som_cover1.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>Bangkok (Thailand), 20 May 2013</strong> - Each year, around 500,000 migrants - mainly from Myanmar, but also from Cambodia and Lao PDR - are smuggled into Thailand, while China and Viet Nam are source countries for migrants smuggled to the United States (USA) and the European Union (EU), according to the recently released UNODC report on Transnational Organized Crime in East Asia and the Pacific....</p> Mon, 20 May 2013 09:59:03 GMT http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/2013/05/som-tocta/story.html 2013-05-20T09:59:03Z Helping to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing in Cambodia http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/cambodia/2013/05/ct/story.html <p> <img class="aLeft" src="/images/southeastasiaandpacific/2013/05/cambodia-ct/cam_ct_cover.jpg" border="0" width="198" height="158" /> <strong>Phnom Penh (Cambodia), 15 May 2013</strong> - A strategic concern for UNODC Southeast Asia and the Pacific, money laundering and terrorism financing has become a growing challenge worldwide and Southeast Asia is no exception. The region's cash-based economies, high tourism levels, convenient location, and the many financial services available could make the region appealing to money launderers and...</p> Wed, 15 May 2013 07:55:02 GMT http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/cambodia/2013/05/ct/story.html 2013-05-15T07:55:02Z Greater Mekong countries pledge to strengthen cooperation to fight illicit drugs threat in Southeast Asia http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/myanmar/2013/05/mou-meeting/story.html <p> <img class="aLeft" src="/images/southeastasiaandpacific/2013/05/mou/mou_cover.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar), 9 May 2013</strong> - Calling the rapid increase in consumption and production of narcotic drugs a threat to Southeast Asia that undermines regional development, representatives of the six Greater Mekong Sub-region countries and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signed today an agreement commiting them to strenghten cross-border cooperation in law enforcement, demand...</p> Thu, 09 May 2013 10:53:26 GMT http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/myanmar/2013/05/mou-meeting/story.html 2013-05-09T10:53:26Z UN Volunteers make a difference to UNODC's work in the field http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/cambodia/2013/05/unv/story.html Fri, 03 May 2013 02:44:09 GMT http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/cambodia/2013/05/unv/story.html 2013-05-03T02:44:09Z Response to transnational crime a key part of UNODC’s new regional programme for Southeast Asia http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/2013/05/tocta-bkk/story.html <p> <img class="aLeft" src="/images/southeastasiaandpacific/2013/05/tocta-bkk/tocta_bkk_cover.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>Bangkok (Thailand), 2 May 2013</strong> - The new UNODC regional programme for Southeast Asia and the Pacific will support governments as they respond to the challenges posed by transnational organized crime, said Mr. Jeremy Douglas, UNODC Regional Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, at a donor briefing on UNODC's report, Transnational Organized Crime in East Asia and the...</p> Thu, 02 May 2013 11:10:22 GMT http://www.unodc.org/southeastasiaandpacific/en/2013/05/tocta-bkk/story.html 2013-05-02T11:10:22Z