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Five Taiwanese nationals have pleaded not guilty to human trafficking charges involving a Cameroonian woman for alleged forced labour, with proceedings underway at Butterworth Sessions Court.
Singapore police have arrested nine people—eight men and one woman aged 20 to 41—over the alleged sexual exploitation of two minors. The woman faces trafficking charges; the men face charges of obtaining commercial sexual services from a minor.
A 20-year-old Singaporean woman feared kidnapped was found safe in Cambodia after running away from her family to meet an online gaming acquaintance, Cambodian authorities confirmed.
The UN's International Organisation for Migration has flagged online scam centres as the world's fastest-growing human trafficking route, ensnaring job seekers from over 80 countries through fraudulent employment offers and generating annual losses of US$88-114 billion.
A Bangladeshi national appeared in Kulim magistrate's court charged with illegally possessing 11 passports belonging to other Bangladeshi citizens, raising concerns about document trafficking and identity fraud networks.
An Indonesian court has convicted all 19 members of a baby-smuggling syndicate that trafficked at least 34 infants between 2023 and 2025, including at least 12 sent to Singapore. The mastermind received a seven-year sentence.
Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has demanded a comprehensive investigation by police following the rescue of a Cameroonian woman from a trafficking situation during a raid in Penang's Bukit Mertajam area.
Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has demanded a comprehensive police investigation into a human trafficking syndicate discovered in the district, calling for all perpetrators including organisers to face swift justice.
A Norwegian man accused of bankrolling a Thai boxing camp allegedly used to sexually exploit minors has died of natural causes, authorities revealed. Police had raided the facility and arrested its manager.
Thai authorities arrested a 28-year-old boxing camp manager in Rayong province for trafficking minors for sexual exploitation. Police rescued 12 children and are searching for a Norwegian national allegedly involved in sponsoring the operation.
A gambling conglomerate controlled by a prominent Cambodian tycoon with military ties leased compound space to Chinese criminal syndicates running massive international fraud and human trafficking operations, Reuters investigations reveal.
The European Commission and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas have announced a new sanctions regime targeting migrant traffickers and transnational criminal organisations, aiming to disrupt smuggling operations and save lives.
The murder of a 17-year-old in Pattaya has reignited focus on Thailand's notorious seaside resort, where sex work remains central despite official illegality and city efforts to rebrand.
Indonesian prosecutors are seeking sentences of up to 10 years for members of a baby trafficking syndicate accused of selling at least 34 infants, with at least 12 sent to Singapore. The case involves 19 defendants and is among the country's largest cross-border human trafficking cases.
Thailand's criminal court has sentenced a woman to seven and a half years imprisonment for human trafficking after forcing her 12-year-old daughter into sexual servitude at a Tokyo massage parlour in Bunkyo Ward.
Malaysia's northern border states of Kedah and Perlis have recorded no human trafficking arrests under anti-trafficking laws, even as authorities intensify operations targeting Myanmar migrants in the region.
Malaysian authorities have uncovered a shift in trafficking methods, with smuggling networks now transporting undocumented migrants in small groups rather than large convoys to evade border patrols and security forces.