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No compromise for cops involved in crime – Huzir
KUALA LUMPUR: A police officer was charged in the Sessions Court yesterday for alleged involvement in human trafficking of two Mongolian women and this proves that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have never compromised or protected the criminal behaviour of its
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Muhyiddin: Wang Kelian RCI report to be tabled at the Cabinet next week
The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on the discovery of temporary transit camps and mass graves in Wang Kelian, Perlis will be tabled to the Cabinet next week, Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. He said the RCI
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Couple claims trial to trafficking Indonesian maid
IPOH: A married couple pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today, to trafficking their Indonesian maid for the purpose of exploitation through forced labour for over eight years. The accused J Jayamalar, 36, and her husband, V Chandru,
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Liew: Govt still waiting for RCI’s report on human trafficking
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is still waiting for the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s (RCI) report on human trafficking issues before it is presented to the relevant parties, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong . He said to
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Talk to me: Counsellors help child workers win justice in India
JAIPUR: When counsellor Arti Sharma met a 10-year-old boy, whose father sold him for 500 Indian rupees (US$7) to work in a bangle factory, she expected tears – not a stony silence. It took her more than a week to
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Eight convictions in human trafficking in first year
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court that promised justice for victims of human trafficking made eight convictions in its inaugural year despite the launch of hundreds of investigations in recent years, data obtained exclusively by the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed. Malaysia
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Skill training, certificate, free movement for human trafficking victims
KUALA LUMPUR: Elementary skill training and certificates for trafficked victims in the country will be introduced this year as part of Putrajaya’s effort in improving the lives of the trafficked victims. In addition to that, regulations were gazetted to allow
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