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Singapore authorities have charged eight men and a woman in connection with the sexual exploitation of a 16-year-old girl. The woman allegedly facilitated the abuse and profited from the arrangements.
Five Taiwanese citizens have denied charges of trafficking a Cameroonian woman for forced labour in Malaysia. The case highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in the nation's enforcement of anti-trafficking laws.
The International Organisation for Migration has flagged trafficking into online scam centres as one of the world's fastest-growing forms of human trafficking, with criminals targeting educated job seekers through social media.
Malaysian authorities report 180 citizens arrested overseas for alleged drug trafficking roles since 2024. Most were deceived by recruitment scams promising high-paying legitimate work, highlighting growing vulnerability to organized smuggling networks.
An Indonesian court has convicted all 19 members of a baby-smuggling syndicate, with the operation's leader receiving seven years imprisonment. At least 12 infants were trafficked to Singapore.
Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has called for a thorough investigation by the Royal Malaysia Police following a human trafficking raid in Bukit Mertajam that resulted in the rescue of a Cameroonian woman.
Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has urged the Royal Malaysia Police to conduct a thorough investigation into a human trafficking syndicate discovered in Berapit, emphasizing the need to apprehend all perpetrators including those coordinating the network.
A Norwegian man accused of financing a Thai boxing camp used to traffic minors for sexual exploitation died of natural causes earlier this year, before police closed in on the operation, Thai police confirmed Thursday.
Thai authorities have arrested a 28-year-old boxing camp manager in Rayong province on charges of trafficking minors for sexual exploitation. Police are also searching for a Norwegian national believed to have sponsored the operation.
A Cambodian business tycoon's casino complex on the Thai-Cambodian border leased structures to operators running industrial-scale romance and police-impersonation scams targeting victims worldwide, an investigation found.
The European Commission and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas have unveiled a new sanctions framework designed to combat migrant trafficking and transnational criminal networks, including asset freezes and travel bans.
A Singapore court has handed down a 22-year prison sentence and 24 strokes of the cane to a 27-year-old man convicted of raping and systematically exploiting a 13-year-old girl for violent sexual acts and prostitution between May and July 2023.
Malaysia's Home Ministry has flagged foreign begging activities as potentially organised crime, citing 836 enforcement operations that detained 5,411 foreigners for immigration offences. Syndicates exploiting vulnerable groups, including children, are under investigation.
Indonesian prosecutors have requested sentences of up to 10 years for members of an alleged baby trafficking ring that sold at least 34 infants, with dozens sent to Singapore. The case involves 19 defendants and represents one of Indonesia's largest recent cross-border human trafficking prosecutions.
A Thai criminal court has imprisoned a woman for seven and a half years after she transported her 12-year-old daughter to Japan last year and forced her into sexual services at a Tokyo massage establishment.
Malaysia's Deputy Home Minister says Kedah and Perlis have recorded no arrests under anti-trafficking legislation despite continued enforcement against Myanmar migrants in the border regions.