Tag: drug war
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Dead Town on the Kelantan-Thailand Border: Malaysia’s Drug War Unsettles Residents and Businesses
Introduction: A border where walls meet whispers of disruption The Kelantan-Thailand border, once a quiet seam along Malaysia’s northeast, is becoming a focal point of a national effort to curb drug trafficking and smuggling. As Kuala Lumpur increases security measures, residents describe a town once alive with cross-border trade that now feels largely cut off.…
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‘Dead’ town on the Kelantan-Thailand border: How Malaysia’s drug war unsettles residents and businesses
Overview: A border in flux On the edge of Malaysia’s northeastern frontier, the stretch of land where Kelantan meets Thailand is less a tourism corridor and more a shifting battleground of policy and risk. Authorities say the intensified crackdown on drug trafficking has disrupted traditional cross-border trade, unsettled residents, and altered the daily life of…
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Majority of Filipinos Want Duterte Held Accountable, SWS Survey Finds
Overview: Public demand for accountability grows A recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, commissioned by the Stratbase Group, reveals a clear shift in public opinion: half of Filipino adults believe former president Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for the deaths linked to the anti-illegal drug campaign. The third-quarter poll, conducted from September 24 to…
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Public Pressure for Accountability: Filipinos Seek Justice Over Duterte-Era Drug War Deaths
Overview: A Nation Reassesses Accountability A recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, commissioned by the Stratbase Group, shows a notable shift in public sentiment regarding accountability for the killings linked to the Philippines’ anti-illegal drug campaign during former president Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. Conducted from September 24 to 30, the third-quarter poll interviewed 1,500 adult Filipinos…
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Filipinos Back Accountability for Duterte’s Drug War, SWS Survey Finds
Majority of Filipinos Support Accountability for Duterte’s Drug War A new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, commissioned by the Stratbase Group, shows that a majority of Filipinos believe former president Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable for the killings linked to his administration’s controversial anti-illegal drugs campaign. The third-quarter poll, conducted from September 24 to…
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Duterte Interim Release Terms: No Objections From Officials
Overview: Duterte’s Interim Release Terms Under ICC Review The legal team for former president Rodrigo Duterte has signaled no objections to potential conditions surrounding an interim release, according to a redacted document dated Sept. 26 and filed in Dubai. Authored by Duterte’s defense counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, the filing states that the team would not oppose…