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US sanctions Myanmar and Cambodia scam kingpins
Reuters, Published on 09/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States has imposed sanctions on cyber scam operators in Myanmar and Cambodia, a booming industry that Washington says stole tens of billions from Americans last year, according to a Treasury Department statement.
'Modern slavery' most common in North Korea and Eritrea: study
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» LONDON - North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index published Wednesday, which noted a "worsening" situation globally since its last survey five years earlier.
Malaysia probes abuse of migrant workers
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has launched an investigation to uncover how hundreds of migrant workers arrived from South Asia without jobs, despite having paid steep fees to get employment, officials and rights groups said.
Tough-talking Erdogan lashes 'imperialist' West
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned "global imperialists" and played up Turkey's might as he unveiled his Islamic-rooted party's manifesto in next month's knife-edge parliamentary and presidential polls.
Moscow accused of war crimes as Ukraine atrocities mount
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» KYIV - Bloody new attacks on civilians fuelled accusations Thursday that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine, as the United States warned it will make China pay for any support given to Moscow's assault.
Zelensky urges Germany to tear down new Russian 'Wall' in Europe
AFP, Published on 17/03/2022
» BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Germany to help destroy a new "Wall" Russia was erecting in Europe, speaking in an emotional video address to parliament Thursday.
Sex workers' hands tied under virus lockdowns
AFP, Published on 28/05/2020
» LONDON: The bondage chairs and polished metal whipping tools sit gathering dust on a quiet street near London's trendy Shoreditch neighbourhood -- and Madame Caramel is not pleased.
Clothing factory compensates exploited Myanmar workers
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 03/04/2020
» More than 150 Burmese migrants who were illegally charged excessive recruitment fees to secure jobs at a Thai garment factory have won a rare compensation payout, company officials and human rights groups said on Friday.
Power-starved Ethiopia rallies around Nile dam
AFP, Published on 07/01/2020
» METEKEL, Ethopia: Mobile phone batteries constantly dying, health centres bereft of modern equipment, a dependence on flashlights after sundown -- Kafule Yigzaw experienced all these struggles and more growing up without electricity in rural Ethiopia.
UN: Organised crime spreading in Southeast Asia
Associated Press, Published on 18/07/2019
» Organised crime syndicates in Southeast Asia are flourishing in the illegal trafficking of drugs, wildlife, counterfeit goods and people, a UN report said Thursday.