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Singapore authorities have arrested nine people—eight men and a woman aged 20 to 41—over alleged sexual exploitation of two minors. The suspects face multiple charges including trafficking and obtaining commercial sexual services from children.
The UN's International Organisation for Migration has raised alarm over a surging form of human trafficking centred on online scam operations, with educated job seekers lured through social media into criminal compounds across more than 80 nations.
An Indonesian court has convicted all 19 members of a human trafficking ring that smuggled dozens of babies, including at least 12 to Singapore. The mastermind received seven years imprisonment.
Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has urged authorities to conduct a comprehensive investigation into a human trafficking syndicate discovered in Berapit, emphasising the need to prosecute all those involved, including ring leaders.
A Cambodian business tycoon's casino complex on the Thai border housed elaborate scamming and human trafficking operations, Reuters investigation reveals, raising questions about landlord liability in the region's growing fraud crisis.
Indonesian prosecutors have sought sentences of up to 10 years for members of a baby trafficking ring that allegedly sold at least 34 infants, with at least 12 sent to Singapore, in one of the region's largest cross-border human trafficking cases.
The discovery of a murdered teenager in Pattaya has reignited debate about Thailand's most infamous sex tourism destination. Despite municipal efforts to diversify its image through cultural events and family attractions, the seaside resort remains entrenched in an economy built on exploitation.
A Thai criminal court has handed down a 7.5-year prison sentence to a woman convicted of human trafficking after she forced her 12-year-old daughter into sexual servitude at a Tokyo massage parlour.
Malaysia's Kedah and Perlis states have recorded zero arrests under anti-trafficking legislation despite intensified enforcement operations targeting Myanmar migrants, according to the Deputy Home Minister.
Malaysia has seen a significant drop in rescued human trafficking victims since 2023, with authorities attributing the decline to strengthened enforcement efforts. However, officials warn that unreported cases may mask the true extent of the problem.
Two Malaysian soldiers have been charged with smuggling three Myanmar nationals across the Malaysia-Thailand border last month, highlighting enforcement challenges in the region's porous borders and security vulnerabilities.