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The UN's International Organisation for Migration has identified 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 with fake employment offers.
A Bangladeshi national has faced charges in Kulim magistrate's court for unlawfully holding 11 passports issued to other Bangladeshi citizens, raising fresh concerns about document trafficking and identity fraud networks operating in Malaysia.
An Indonesian court has convicted all 19 members of a baby-smuggling syndicate, including ringleader Lie Siu Luan, who received a seven-year sentence. At least 12 infants were trafficked to Singapore between 2023 and 2025.
Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has demanded a thorough investigation by the Royal Malaysia Police following the rescue of a Cameroonian woman during a human trafficking operation in Bukit Mertajam. The incident highlights growing concerns about organised trafficking networks in Penang.
Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has demanded a thorough police investigation into a human trafficking syndicate discovered in Berapit, calling for stronger enforcement against increasingly sophisticated cross-border criminal networks.
A Reuters investigation has uncovered that buildings within a casino complex owned by a connected Cambodian tycoon were used to operate large-scale international fraud and human trafficking schemes, though the owner denies direct involvement.
The European Commission and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas have unveiled a new sanctions regime designed to combat migrant smuggling and human trafficking across Europe, with measures including asset freezes and travel restrictions.
Police have arrested four individuals, including a car wash operator, following an assault on a foreign worker at a Taman Kiara car wash in Kuala Selangor on Wednesday.
Indonesian prosecutors have demanded sentences of up to 10 years for members of a baby trafficking syndicate accused of selling at least 34 infants, including several to Singapore buyers, in what authorities describe as one of the region's largest cross-border human trafficking cases.
A Thai court has sentenced a woman to seven and a half years in prison for human trafficking after she arranged for her 12-year-old daughter to be sexually exploited at a massage establishment in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Malaysia's Kedah and Perlis states have recorded no human trafficking arrests despite active enforcement operations targeting Myanmar migrants, reveals Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.