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    lingering in South-East Asia as of today, and we do not expect to leave any time soon in the near future. The reality is that South-East Asian countries are mainly “affected by domestic trafficking or trafficking from the neighboring countries” (UNODC, 2014). There is an approximate “12 to 27 million people enslaved and exploited by human trafficking”, which this crime network brings in approximately “$30 billion dollars annually” (Collins, 2014). It is detected that today we see that (1) South-East Asia

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    by several European nations in order to attain economic stability, avoid conflicts as well as for political coalition. Another would be the Asian South East Asia Nation or better known as ASEAN. ASEAN is an organization that represents most of the countries that is located in the South East Asian region. It started as the Association of Southeast Asia (ASA) in 1961 by Malaysia (known as Malaya before 1963), Philippines and Thailand. It became ASEAN in 1967 after Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines

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    Hierarchical order in South East Asia aims to explain the surprising peace and mutual co-operation which grew out of South East Asia following the post-Cold-War period. Her main argument is that it is the South East Asian states themselves which created this peace and co-operation through two broad ‘pathways’: Omni-enmeshment on a regional and inter-state level and the creation of a ‘complex balance of influence.’ My main criticism with her argument is that the current order in South East Asia has yet to be

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    Assess the impact of the war on civilians in territories occupied by Japan in South-East Asia. There was a significant detrimental impact of the war upon the civilians of occupied territories in South East Asia. The Japanese intended the Greater East Asian Co Prosperity Sphere (GEACPS) to be a united zone of mutual co-operation promoting economic development, social and political freedom from western imperial domination. However, the reality of the GEACPS was really a facade and a mere justification

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    Assessment of the Economic Impact that the Natural Disaster May Have on the Countries of South East Asia The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 on December 26, 2004. The earthquake generated a tsunami that was among the deadliest disasters in modern history. At magnitude of 9.0, it was the largest earthquake since the 9.2 magnitude Good Friday Earthquake off Alaska in 1964, and tied for fourth largest since 1900. In February

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    Prostitution in South East Asia In the countries of South East Asia, prostitution is an issue that has been going on for years. Dating back to pre communist era in Japan and Vietnam where it grew larger, prostitution is an issue in Asia. Due to economic, political and class factors prostitution is an easy way to make money but it’s the women who are put into the spotlight. The girls are put into prostitution to bring money into the household, pay off debts, and keep themselves out of poverty

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    Hiv And South East Asia

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    deaths in the year 2010. South and South East Asia is the second most affected region, containing an estimated 12 percent of all people living with HIV in 2010 and about 2.4 million of these are in India. As of 2009 in the UK there were approximately 86,500 cases and 516 deaths. As of 2008 in Canada there were approximately 65,000 and 53 deaths. Prevalence is the lowest in Central and Western Europe at 0.2 percent, North Africa and Middle East at 0.1 percent, and East Asia at 0.1 percent. Today

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    Imperialism is defined as “a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means” (Britannica, 2018). British imperialism had various consequences of Burma (Myanmar from 1989) in South East Asia over the past two centuries both positively and negatively in a number of ways. Some of these major consequences effected the country politically through the Anglo-Burmese wars, economically due to loss of trade to Britain and socially by losing

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    The South-east Asia is prone to trpical cyclone from a very long time.the country of myanmar experienced several cyclonic storms in the past.The cyclone Nargis which hit the myanmar in 2008 is the worst disaster recorded in the history of myanmar.In this assignment I tried to examine the causes & consequences of cyclone Nargis.The cyclone severly affected the Ayeyarwaddy & Yangon divisions of the country. The country of Myanmar is situated in South-east Asia.It shares it 's border with China on

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    The process of the Western Expansion into South East Asia occurred in two phases. These two phases can be characterized by their unique features, which differentiated them from one another. Historical records have shown that, the expansion was facilitated by the major Western Imperial powers, as known as: The United States of America, Holland, Britain, and France. In addition, historical doctrine have shown that, there were certain economic and social factors that facilitated the occurrence of the

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