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How Hong Kong pair landed in Myanmar scam farm 'living a life worse than death'
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/10/2025
» HONG KONG — Having lived in safe Hong Kong all her life, Nancy never imagined that an overseas job would lead to forced labour in a scam farm, a harrowing experience that lasted for half a year before she could be reunited with her family.
South Korea steps up search for missing citizens in Cambodia
Published on 16/10/2025
» A South Korean government response team has arrived in Phnom Penh to address the growing job scam crisis involving the abduction and confinement of South Korean nationals in Cambodia, Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday.
Crime still thriving
News, Editorial, Published on 16/10/2025
» The government's self-congratulation over Thailand retaining its Tier 2 ranking in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is misplaced. Remaining at Tier 2 -- for the fourth consecutive year -- is not an achievement. It's an alarm bell signalling that the country is standing still while crime spreads beneath its feet.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Colombia's armed groups 'expanding,' warns watchdog
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» BOGOTá — Colombia's once-weakened armed groups are growing their power again, the country's ombudswoman told Agence France-Presse (AFP) Monday, as the country heads toward its most violent year in a decade.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks judge for 'mercy' ahead of sentencing
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» NEW YORK — Sean "Diddy" Combs, who faces more than two decades in prison following a blockbuster trial that saw the music mogul accused of harrowing crimes, on Thursday asked the judge determining his fate for "mercy" and "another chance."
Thailand still on Tier 2 in key US trafficking report
News, Published on 02/10/2025
» Thailand has retained its Tier 2 ranking in the United States' 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, marking the fourth consecutive year the country has been in this category, says the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security.
Chinese court hands death sentences to 16 people linked to Myanmar crime family
Published on 30/09/2025
» A Chinese court sentenced 16 people linked to a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud group to death on Monday for crimes including fraud, drug trafficking and prostitution.
Argentina in shock over Instagram murders of three women by suspected narcos
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - The brutal torture and murder of two young women and a girl, broadcast live on Instagram, rocked Argentina on Thursday, where investigators suspect punishment killings by narco bosses.
Low-paid women still waiting for their #MeToo moment
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» BORDEAUX, France - “You need the work,” one woman said, “so you shut your mouth.” #MeToo may have helped change the landscape for women in Hollywood and in the boardroom, but cleaners, secretaries and supermarket workers who have suffered sexual violence at work say it has yet to do much for them.