It has been a long discussion among the Southeast Asian countries about illicit drugs use and plantings. This issue has escalated in the past decade. Drug addiction became one of the most pressing concerns in Asia, unlike Global Warming.
The Golden Triangle, a region in Asia with high drug productions, is one of the hot topics being discussed by ASEAN. In fact, a significant portion of the drug trafficking revenue supports the countries’ (that are part of the Golden Triangle) economy. Brunei asserts that 2020 shall be the year which the goal of having a drug free Asia is achieved. Many countries believe that punitive measures are crucial in solving this issue of drug trafficking; however, they are still arguing amongst themselves about the possible economic solutions in reducing the amount of drug addictions as well as drug plantations.
Conversations about the cause of drug addictions all boil down to the planting of drugs (especially opium) by farmers. Laos, on one side, argues that poverty is the biggest issue that causes illicit drug plantations and tradings. Therefore, Laos stresses that it is important to encourage farmers to have legal plantations, taking a mild action in resolving the drug issue. On the other hand, Singapore suggests countries’ governments to provide occupations to the farmers, for example rubber harvesting, and financial supports from International Organizations such as World Bank. Indonesia has a more interesting outlook on tackling the situation, as they accentuated the importance of education, targeting both youths and adults in the country to solve this issue.
Another discussion about education sets off in ASEAN. Singapore, with the supports from Malaysia, grants programs to train farmers to produce legal plants as well as extensive security programs and rehabilitation programs supported by governments and leaders. Singapore further expatiates the three levels of rehabilitations: drug supervising level, community rehabilitation level and severe drug rehabilitation level.
Another interesting point endorses by Singapore is to organize celebrities as well as ambassadors to advocate for a drug free environment. Malaysia notes, alongside, the significant role which the celebrities play amongst youths these days; South China Morning Post is looking forward to a new BTS song about saying no to drugs. Again, Singapore expresses the interest in capital punishments and other severe punishments on drug criminals, if none of the solutions provided above are effective.
Strongly agreeing with Singapore, the Philippines claims that capital punishments are crucial in stopping drug traffickings. After the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposing of death penalty on drug user, Philippines had half a million people checking in to drug rehabilitation in the first week, the delegates of Philippines claimed.
The delegates are making great progress in working on a solution, but their derivative paths for the topic hinders them from reaching one.
The Golden Triangle, a region in Asia with high drug productions, is one of the hot topics being discussed by ASEAN. In fact, a significant portion of the drug trafficking revenue supports the countries’ (that are part of the Golden Triangle) economy. Brunei asserts that 2020 shall be the year which the goal of having a drug free Asia is achieved. Many countries believe that punitive measures are crucial in solving this issue of drug trafficking; however, they are still arguing amongst themselves about the possible economic solutions in reducing the amount of drug addictions as well as drug plantations.
Conversations about the cause of drug addictions all boil down to the planting of drugs (especially opium) by farmers. Laos, on one side, argues that poverty is the biggest issue that causes illicit drug plantations and tradings. Therefore, Laos stresses that it is important to encourage farmers to have legal plantations, taking a mild action in resolving the drug issue. On the other hand, Singapore suggests countries’ governments to provide occupations to the farmers, for example rubber harvesting, and financial supports from International Organizations such as World Bank. Indonesia has a more interesting outlook on tackling the situation, as they accentuated the importance of education, targeting both youths and adults in the country to solve this issue.
Another discussion about education sets off in ASEAN. Singapore, with the supports from Malaysia, grants programs to train farmers to produce legal plants as well as extensive security programs and rehabilitation programs supported by governments and leaders. Singapore further expatiates the three levels of rehabilitations: drug supervising level, community rehabilitation level and severe drug rehabilitation level.
Another interesting point endorses by Singapore is to organize celebrities as well as ambassadors to advocate for a drug free environment. Malaysia notes, alongside, the significant role which the celebrities play amongst youths these days; South China Morning Post is looking forward to a new BTS song about saying no to drugs. Again, Singapore expresses the interest in capital punishments and other severe punishments on drug criminals, if none of the solutions provided above are effective.
Strongly agreeing with Singapore, the Philippines claims that capital punishments are crucial in stopping drug traffickings. After the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposing of death penalty on drug user, Philippines had half a million people checking in to drug rehabilitation in the first week, the delegates of Philippines claimed.
The delegates are making great progress in working on a solution, but their derivative paths for the topic hinders them from reaching one.