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Asian Insider Ep 72: Rising tide of meth across South-east Asia
\\n13:09 mins
\\nSynopsis: Each month, The Straits Times\' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week\'s global talking points with expert guests.
\\nIllicit drugs - mainly methamphetamines - is an industry that grew last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, border controls, and a recession.
\\nNirmal 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:
\\nProduced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
\\nEdited by: ST Video team, Aleemah Basirah & Hadyu Rahim
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