Where do Southeast Asian nations stand in latest terrorism index?
Myanmar ranked 9th, Philippines 19th.....
SABAH (Malaysia): Myanmar remains in the top-10 of countries most impacted by terrorism while the Philippines still has the second-highest level of terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2024 (GTI).
Nine countries in Asia-Pacific improved in 2023, while only one deteriorated, resulting in the impact of terrorism falling in the region for the fifth consecutive year, said the index report.
A further nine countries showed no change in score last year. China was the only country in the region to record a deterioration in 2023. The average impact of terrorism in the region is now at its lowest level since 2013.
Myanmar is the most impacted country in Asia-Pacific for the third consecutive year, recording 444 attacks and 354 deaths in 2023. This is a decline of 47.8 per cent in attacks and 26.3 per cent in deaths when compared to the year prior.