Asean not alarmed on drug-related killings

Drug-related killings in police operations and supposed vigilante attacks in the country have not reached alarming levels, said an official of a group of lawmakers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

“Drug menace is a problem for us all, but we are not here to judge any other member countries on how they deal with the drug menace. What we are trying to do is to learn from one another. What methods are working here in the Philippines that could be applied to Thailand, and vice versa,” said Isra Sunthornvut, secretary general of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in a news conference.