Human trafficking
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United States
Florida opens criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate
The Tate brothers flew to Florida last week from Romania where they were facing rape and trafficking charges. ADVERTISEMENT A…
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Asia
China’s Xi hails Thailand’s ‘strong’ action against scam centres
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday (Feb 6) for the “strong measures” her country…
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Mexico
Mexico finds alleged cartel encampment on island by Texas border
Federal and Tamaulipas security authorities discovered on Tuesday a so-called “narco-camp” on an island in the Rio Grande from which…
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Asia
‘I feel very safe here’: Chinese nationals in Thailand debunk online claims fanning scam trafficking fears
Thousands of flights and hotel bookings were cancelled following news of Wang’s ordeal, according to Thai travel experts and officials. …
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Asia
China, Thai police jointly arrest suspects in missing people cases
BEIJING: Chinese and Thai police have jointly arrested 12 domestic and foreign criminal suspects in scam operations that led to…
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Asia
Hong Kong sends task force to Thailand amid rise in scam trafficking cases
The task force is expected to work closely with officials from Hong Kong’s Economic and Trade Office (ETO) in Bangkok…
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Asia
‘Armed men and sniffer dogs’: Indonesian forced to work in Cambodian online gambling ring recalls horror ordeal
“I was only paid 4 million rupiah per month and had to work more than 12 hours a day, the…
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Asia
She risked her life to investigate human trafficking and the sex trade: ‘My life flashed before my eyes’
Sylvia Yu Friedman still vividly remembers her brush with death in 2012, more than a decade ago. Then a young…
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Asia
Wang Xing: Thai police investigating two more missing Chinese nationals amid human trafficking concerns
Wang has since been rescued and is expected to arrive back in China on Friday. But his ordeal has prompted…
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Asia
Philippines arrests 400 foreigners in scam centre raid
MANILA: Around 400 foreign nationals were arrested on Wednesday (Jan 8) in a “large-scale” raid on a suspected online scam farm…
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