East and South East Asia

News2 October 2024

Thailand decides not to re-criminalise cannabis as it eyes $1bn medicinal industry

The proposed system would restrict access beyond medicinal use.

IDPC in the Media2 October 2024

La marihuana marea a Tailandia

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Publications1 October 2024

Diversion or death? The moral framework shaping bifurcated punishments for drug offences in Indonesia

Hoyle and Harry discuss how frameworks of morality, compassion and traditionalism shape criminal justice outcomes and punitive responses, informing efforts to challenge harsh penal policy and capital punishment in the region.

News26 September 2024

Decriminalising drug use can help save lives, redirect resources for infectious diseases, says Malaysia deputy health minister

Deputy Minister Lukanisman said decriminalisation challenges stigma, facilitates access to health services, and tackles social injustice and called on international leaders to consider this policy.

Publications25 September 2024

Cambodia: Barriers to accessing alternatives to incarceration for women and young people who use drugs

IDPC presents an analysis of the available alternatives to incarceration to show some of the barriers and challenges to accessing non-custodial measures.

Events

Legal reforms in Southeast Asia - Drugs and decriminalisation in Asia webinar series

Online

25 September 2024

This webinar aims to provide updates on recent legal reforms towards decriminalisation, and to discuss how they might support efforts towards harm reduction and human rights objectives.

Publications11 September 2024

The crisis of overcrowded prisons in Indonesia: Barriers to accessing alternatives to imprisonment

IDPC and LBHM critically assess the country's punitive drug policies and their impact on prison overcrowding, recommending increased health-oriented provision and legal reforms.

Publications11 September 2024

Drug laws in Thailand: the limits of reforms to relieve prison overcrowding

IDPC discusses alternative measures to incarceration implemented in Thailand from the perspectives of practitioners and people involved in the criminal legal system.

Events

International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) Regional Meeting 2024

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

10 September 2024 - 12 September 2024

Under the theme 'Managing Addiction Through Integrated Intervention in The Challenging Era', this years regional meeting features interactive sessions on providing holistic and evidence-based care, hosted by The Universiti Malaya Centre for Addiction Science Studies in Kuala Lumpur.

Events

6th Asia Pacific Chemsex Symposium - APCS 2024

Bangkok, Thailand

6 November 2024 - 7 November 2024

APCS 2024 is hosted in Bangkok, this year the symposium will spotlight key populations, HIV/STI prevention, mental health, and harm reduction.

News12 August 2024

Thailand will draft bill to regulate cannabis, Minister says

Internal rifts in the coalition and external pressure seem to have unblocked talks for a regulatory route.

Publications9 July 2024

Synergistic effects of exposure to multiple types of violence on non-fatal drug overdose among women who inject drugs in Indonesia

Stoicescu et al. conclude the intersection of intimate partner violence and police sexual violence was associated with a nearly fourfold increase in non-fatal overdose.

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