The Thai Ministry of Justice has held a conference to discuss creating a crime database as a precursor to an ASEAN+3 information cache for crime analysis.
Malaysia and Australia have committed to working together to tackle transnational criminals, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said during his visit to Australia on May 8-10.
The Interpol General Secretariat has appreciated the cooperation of Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry in information exchange in the fight against trans-border, drug and cyber crimes, said Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock.
Cambodia and the Philippines have signed a number of cooperation documents, focusing on trade, tourism, sports, agriculture, labour protection, and transnational crime prevention.
Police and investigation authorities of Thailand and Australia will form a joint task force to combat crime syndicates and drug trafficking organisations in Southeast Asia.
Malaysia and the Maldives have agreed to work closely to share information and best practices in tackling terrorism, transnational crime and extremism.
Transnational crime is becoming a serious issue in the Southeast Asian region in the context of rapid regional economic integration and patchy cross-border controlling work.
The 10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) and its related meetings concluded on October 1 with the adoption of the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on combating transnational crime.
Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang and Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Ahmad Zahid Hamidi signed an agreement.
Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang attended the 7th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime Plus Three (AMMTC+ 3) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 30.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security To Lam attended the
Emergency ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime relating to
the irregular movement of persons in Southeast Asia held in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia on July 2.
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will enhance
cooperation to effectively meet the challenges posed by non-traditional
security issues, according to the ASEAN Secretariat.