According to experts, victims are forced to repay the so-called debts by working as online scammers for the syndicate.

Thailand meanwhile, convicted 62 people, including nine Thai officials, of trafficking crimes. A joint report in 2019 by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia and Fortify Rights found gaps in ...

“They are exploited as forced laborers on palm oil plantations,” she added. Malaysia has had three five-year plans to tackle human trafficking since 2010. The timeline for the third one ends next year ...

New Delhi — Around the middle of this month, workers at Malaysia's Port Klang were surprised to hear knocking from inside one of the shipping containers that had just come off a ship from ...

"This success is the result of the efforts of various stakeholders who also made meaningful contributions and continue to succeed in the agenda of combating human trafficking in Malaysia," the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Nine Filipino victims of alleged human trafficking were rescued and repatriated from Thailand and Malaysia, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday. BI said the ...

In a statement on Thursday, he said Malaysia was “committed to maintaining border security and viewed issues of cross-border crime seriously, particularly human trafficking and migrant smuggling”.