The story here is about a gross under-reporting in Asia. It is the lessons of the developed aviation nations that a Just Culture and a Reporting Culture leads to a reduction in incidents and accidents.
Asia is going the opposite way. Not reporting almost any incidents or accidents (or near-incidents) thus leading to a false impression of safety.
I posit that by and far the primary reason for this under-reporting is the unfettered rise in the punishment culture. Almost all airlines are party to the ICAO documents encouraging reporting culture and decrying punishments for unintentional or non negligent behaviour yet they punish staff regardless.
International training and regulatory organizations have turned a blind eye to this and the resulting effects.
I have first-hand experience of this culture and it is now becoming difficult to hide the statistically backed results of breeding such a culture.
http://www.pprune.org/terms-endearme...unishment.html
Ever more advanced and accessible QAR/FDR/CVR/FDM/FOQA systems are helping drive this boom in a quick and easily disguised as scientific method of supporting such practices.
Pilot groups need to stand up to this abuse and confront these nation's regulators in our international forums regarding punishment and safety.