PHNOM PENH -- The ASEAN security officials gathered here on Wednesday to seek effective measures for cooperation to prevent disasters caused by illegal arms smuggling and trafficking, said Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the three-day ASEAN workshop on Small Arms, Light Weapons and Unexploded Ordnances Control, Sar Kheng said the meeting was very important to identify effective measures for... (GunPolicy.org)

The United Nations is urging all nations in the Asia region to implement concrete solutions to stop illegal trading in small arms and light weapons. "Over the past decades, trade has made this region grow so phenomenally. If you are a region where international trade is what makes you tick, you better also make sure that you are seen as doing trade in the right way," UN disarmament affairs official Daniel Prins told reporters on the sidelines of opening the Asian... (GunPolicy.org)

BINTULU — A 35-year-old man from Kampung Jepak, who had been making shotguns in his residence, was picked up by the police on Monday. Police believed there were at least 12 people who had purchased the guns from the man over the last two years. "We are now appealing to all those shotgun owners to surrender their weapons to the police and assist us in the investigation," said a senior police yesterday. It was also learnt that the police raided a house in Kampung... (GunPolicy.org)

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — A former Royal Brunei Aimed Forces officer was sentenced to six years' imprisonment and five strokes of the cane by the Bandar Magistrate's Court recently for possessing an unlicensed rifle. The defendant, Mohd Yusof bin Gapor, who had previous convictions for consumption of controlled drugs an offence under the Poisons Act in 1997 for which he was fined B$3,000, pleaded guilty to owning the said rifle for seven years prior to his arrest on... (GunPolicy.org)

MIRI — Gun owners have been urged to update their records to enable police to monitor the movement of firearms in Sarawak. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Yussoff Jaafar said shotgun owners were slow in updating their records despite a drive launched three years ago. Possession of firearms without a valid licence can send the person to be prison for a maximum of 14 years and a maximum six strokes of the cane under the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act,... (GunPolicy.org)