Although the Abu Sayyaf Group has been weakened since the early 2000s, in a recent confrontation with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in which the military sustained significant casualties, the ASG demonstrated that itremains a key security threat, writes Mandira Bagwandeen
Due to an increase in kidnappings over gambling debts in Macau, major hotels andcasinos have shown an interest in KR insurance policies to guard against the legal liability associated with such incidents, writes Mandira Bagwandeen.
To decrease costly gold imports, the Indian government is trying to stop locals buying physical gold whilst also increasing the country's domestic supply, writes Mandira Bagwandeen.
It will be difficult to get national approval for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, and even harder to enforce the fine print, writes Ashleigh Somaroo
On the centenary of its foundation, infighting is threatening the existence of Japan's most notorious crime syndicate, writes Sam Nallen-Copley
Small start-ups are big in Myanmar's mobile tech industry, writes Anna Beare
Mandira Bagwandeen examines the heightened kidnapping and extortion risk to travellers in the Philippines following the kidnapping of several foreigners and a local bullet planting scheme at several airports in 2015.
China's anti-corruption campaign will be watched closely by the private sector in 2016, writes Mandira Bagwandeen.
The Islamic State's recent attack in Jakarta demonstrates that the group has gained increasing support in Indonesia, despite strict counter-terrorism efforts by the government, writes Mandira Bagwandeen
Despite boasting an abundance of mineral wealth, several security risks andregulatory challenges have deterred large overseas mining entities fromoperating in Myanmar, writes Mandira Bagwandeen
Delaying deliberations on a law that would grant autonomy to Muslim Mindanao is likely to result in a spike in insurgent violence and an opportunity for Islamist extremism to expand in the region, writes Mandira Bagwandeen
A recent international tribunal ruled in favour of the Philippines in its dispute with China over maritime entitlements in the South China Sea. Whilst a victory for the Philippines, China remains defiant and continues to assert its claims in the region. Although tensions have been heightened following the ruling, the security situation in the region…