KLANG, Jan 29 — Police have arrested six more women to facilitate investigations into a case of a local man promoting sex videos involving over 20 women on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Jan — The former administrative assistant of a college was sentenced to six years in prison and fined RM90,000 by the Sessions Court today after being found guilty of trafficking a 13-month-old baby boy and using forged documents to register his birth four years ago.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — The Immigration Department successfully rescued 21 Bangladeshi men believed to be victims of human trafficking during an operation conducted in Klang, Selangor on Monday.

SUNGAI PETANI, Nov 5 — The government will do its best to rescue all human trafficking victims trapped abroad, based on 'the right to return' principle.

VIENTIANE, Oct 19 — Delegates from Asean police forces met in Laos' capital Vientiane, vowing to continue their fight against transnational crimes and strengthen the relations between Asean police forces, dialogue partners, and observer countries.

VIENTIANE, Oct 18 — Delegates from Asean police forces attended the 41st AseanAPOL Conference held in Laos' capital Vientiane on Tuesday to discuss stronger regional cooperation and partnership.

GUA MUSANG, Oct 14 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has advised Malaysians overseas to immediately report to the authorities if syndicates have deceived them and are in danger.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The case of 43 Malaysians tricked by a Macau Scam syndicate before being rescued by the Peruvian police in Lima, Peru, is the first one involving Malaysian citizens in South America, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.

CYBERJAYA, Sept 26 — The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) needs to be widely applied to crack down on syndicate-related criminal activities in the country as a whole, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 24 — The Immigration Department has busted a human trafficking and smuggling syndicate in Sarawak with the arrest of five men, including the 40-year-old local mastermind known as 'Dudley’.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — A total of 3,193 individuals were arrested in connection with human trafficking cases between January 2015 and May 2023, said Immigration Deputy Director-General (Operations) Jafri Embok Taha.

BANGKOK, June 23 — Thailand will extradite its nationals who are wanted in connection with the discovery of human trafficking camps and graves in Wang Kelian, Perlis, in 2015 to Malaysia once they have completed serving their jail terms here.

PUTRAJAYA, June 22 — Four Thai individuals wanted in connection with the discovery of human trafficking camps and graves in Wang Kelian, Perlis in 2015 have been extradited to Malaysia to face court charges tomorrow, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Malaysia's status at Tier 2 Watch List of the United States State Department's annual report on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) 2023 marks significant progress in addressing the issue of human trafficking in this country compared to previous years.

KUCHING, June 19 — Malaysia's listing on the Tier 2 Watch List of the United States State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2023 has a positive impact on the country's trade sector and counters negative perceptions related to the issue of forced labour in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, June 16 — The government will step up efforts to prosecute and convict civil servants found involved in human trafficking or forced labour, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.

BANGKOK, June 16 — Thailand is a source and transit country for criminal syndicates operating cyber scams in Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and the Philippines, often in Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the United States' (US) State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2023 said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is tracking four witnesses for ongoing trials of drug and human trafficking cases.

MANILA, May 6 — The Philippines' Bureau of Immigration on Saturday ordered its officers at airports to strictly monitor Filipinos departing for Southeast Asian countries to prevent them from falling victim to human traffickers, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — With the severity of human trafficking becoming a major cause of concern globally, it is high time to provide survivor-centred and trauma-informed services to support and protect the victims of the heinous crime.