Border Permeability and the State in Southeast Asia: Contraband and Regional Security

Tagliacozzo, Eric

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“…As a species listed under CITES Appendix I, trade in wild-caught S. formosus, as reported in this study, is only permitted under exceptional circumstances (CITES, 2007). Both Cambodia and Thailand are member countries of CITES, however Thailand's borders are known to be extremely porous to international trade (Tagliacozzo, 2001). In addition, effective control of the trade in S. formosus is hampered by identification (Matsumura and Milliken, 1984;Joseph et al, 1986).…”

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Harvest, trade and conservation of the Asian arowana Scleropages formosus in Cambodia

Rowley

Emmett

Voen

2008

Aquatic Conservation

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ABSTRACT1. The worldwide trade in aquarium fish is a multi-billion dollar industry. One of the most popular and expensive species traded is the Asian arowana Scleropages formosus. As a result of over-harvesting for the aquarium fish trade, S. formosus is now endangered and commercial international trade in the species is prohibited under CITES. Despite this, very little is known about S. formosus in the wild.2. Interviews were conducted with 62 local villagers at four sites in Koh Kong province, south-west Cambodia, to obtain information on the reproduction, historical and current harvest and trade, and population trends of S. formosus.3. The spawning season of S. formosus in Cambodia begins towards the end of the dry season (March-April) and is approximately 3 months in duration. Each male mouth-broods an average of 30 juveniles. Harvesters target S. formosus fry and juveniles, and typically kill or frighten brooding males into releasing their offspring in order to harvest them.4. The prices obtained by harvesters for S. formosus has been increasing since collection began, and currently averages $US11-13 per juvenile. After collection, fish are transported through a series of larger towns, most ultimately bound for Thailand. The current number of S. formosus harvested from the wild in Cambodia is almost certainly highly unsustainable, with all respondents indicating that local S. formosus population abundance had declined dramatically in recent years. It is also likely that a number of populations have already become locally extinct.5. Strengthening legislation to protect the species within Cambodia, increasing enforcement of cross-border trade, and an investigation into alternative low-impact income generation opportunities for local communities is vital. There is also an urgent need to gather detailed information on the distribution, population abundance and threats facing S. formosus in Cambodia, and in other countries throughout its range.

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Harvest, trade and conservation of the Asian arowana Scleropages formosus in Cambodia

Rowley

Emmett

Voen

2008

Aquatic Conservation

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“…To some extent, nontraditional security issues are not just a bilateral, but it is also a transnational problem in Southeast Asia [11]. The case of terrorism shows the use of border regions between Thailand (Southern region), Malaysia (territorial water of Langkawi and Penang), the Philippines (Southern region such as Zamboanga and Davao of Mindanao), and Indonesia (Nunukan, islands of Sangihe Talaud), which consequently required all of these four countries to cooperate for solving the problem.…”

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Governance in Comprehensive Partnership Between Indonesia and Malaysia

Madu¹,

Nugraha²,

Wibisono³

2017

Proceedings of the International Conference on Ethics in Governance (ICONEG 2016)

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Abstract-This paper suggests that comprehensive partnership could eliminate existing potential conflicts between Indonesia and Malaysia. Involving more non-state actors, promoting non-political, informal, and direct links could strengthen Indonesia-Malaysia relation. Those characteristics of comprehensive partnership would also increase governance in bilateral relations. Therefore, comprehensive partnership could be an effective mode in building sustainable Indonesia-Malaysia relations.

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“…Borders in Southeast Asia are porous and diffuse, and rather than simple delimitations on a map they represent liminal spaces reflecting the region's past and future more than its political present (Tagliacozzo, 2001;Vaughan-Williams, 2008). The territory surrounding Preah Vihear is no exception and is characterized by its multiethnic and multilingual population and syncretic culture and history (Mulder, 1996).…”

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Coping with Violence in the Thai-Cambodian Border: The Silence of the Border

Feigenblatt¹

2011

J. Contemp. East. Asia

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The recent listing of Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage Site has awakened a longtime simmering border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over a few square kilometers surrounding the ancient Khmer Temple. While the listing of the site by UNESCO was expected to revive the economy of the impoverished border towns near the temple due to the increased tourism and funding for the preservation of the archeological site, it has had the opposite effect due to the sharp increase in violent conflict carried out by the armed forces and nationalist activists from both sides. Military skirmishes and violent protests have brought the local economy to a halt in addition to causing considerable physical damage to the local infrastructure and to the local transnational network of ethnic Kui, local business owners, Khmer and Thai villagers. This paper shows how the dispute is viewed and undertaken by three distinct communities involved in the conflict, the militaries, the metropolitan political elites and activists, and the local villagers. The three communities represent three different cultures of conflict with different interests and most importantly with differential access to the media and official representations of the dispute.

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Border Permeability and the State in Southeast Asia: Contraband and Regional Security

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Harvest, trade and conservation of the Asian arowana Scleropages formosus in Cambodia

Harvest, trade and conservation of the Asian arowana Scleropages formosus in Cambodia

Governance in Comprehensive Partnership Between Indonesia and Malaysia

Coping with Violence in the Thai-Cambodian Border: The Silence of the Border

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