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war-on-drugs

National 9 years ago

BNN shoots dead drug trafficker in Medan

National Narcotics Agency (BNN) officials shot dead a man suspected of drug trade involvement on Jl. Gagak Hitam Ringroad in Medan, North Sumatra, on Sunday.

SE Asia 9 years ago

Philippine drug war’s other victims: Orphans

Around 18,000 Filipino children have lost their parents to the war on drugs waged by President Rodrigo Duterte.

SE Asia 9 years ago

Duterte slams UN rights exec, calls him ‘idiot’

Duterte slams UN for interfering in Philippine Drug War, says UN commissioner should “go back to school” to review diplomacy.

Opinion 9 years ago

Southeast Asia's war on drugs doesn’t work – here's what does

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs is just the latest in a region where drug use has usually been met with draconian measures. Thailand embarked 13 years ago on a drug war that strikes eerie parallels with the Philippine situation.