Police spokesperson Krishna Murti revealed that international drug syndicates have been recruiting drug couriers in Indonesia, particularly in large cities and vulnerable areas.

The Government leader highlighted in the document that despite initial progress in efforts against the illegal practices, with the detection and disruption of multiple operations involving counterfeit milk, pharmaceuticals, and food items, the situation remains extremely complicated.

The National Steering Committee 389 Office urged competent agencies to strengthen patrol and inspection activities to detect, prevent, and severely penalise attempts to transport falsely-labelled Vietnamese products across borders, seaports, and international airports.

Singapore's police have expressed growing concern over the rise in drunk driving accidents, with 142 incidents reported in the first 10 months, including 10 fatalities.

The Thai Ministry of Commerce has drafted a plan to deal with an influx of cheap substandard goods from abroad to protect domestic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

A recent crackdown on a drug trafficking ring from Cambodia to Vietnam led to the arrest of a woman and the seizure of around 2kg of synthetic drugs in the southeastern province of Tay Ninh, the local police said on July 4.

Thailand's police on October 9 launched an operation to deal with dealers and smugglers who sell or carry illegal firearms as well as modified guns in 47 provinces across the country.

Singapore will form an inter-ministerial panel to review its anti-money laundering regime and draw lessons from its recent crackdown on one of the largest money laundering cases, said Singapore's Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo on October 3.

The number of drug users in the Philippines has declined by more than half from 4 million in 2016 to 1.67 million in 2019, three years after President Rodrigo Duterte launched a crackdown on drug use, a survey has shown.

Joint efforts are being made to crack down on the illegal trade of wild animals on the Internet in Vietnam as more traders have shifted offline to Internet-based markets.

Drivers who try to cheat in driving tests or buy fake driving licences would face a five year driving ban.

The crackdown on counterfeit and smuggled wines and cigars has tightened as the Tet holiday approaches.

After a month conducting a crackdown on illegal drugs, Cambodian forces have investigated over 1,000 drug-related cases, with 2,773 people arrested.

The Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment has decided to crack down on investors who delay the issuance of land use certificates, known as "red books", to home buyers.

Human trafficking across Vietnam’s borders with Laos and Cambodia was reduced during a three-month crackdown from July to September last year, police reported.

A public campaign on agricultural products safety in preparation for the upcoming Tet holiday, which falls on February 8, is underway across the country.

Thai police said on August 13 that they arrested 22 people accused for involvement in trafficking of Rohingya migrants from Myanmar as part of an ongoing large-scale crackdown launched in May.