human trafficking
1,466 Bangladeshis in Malaysia detention centres
Out of 13,321 immigrants in 12 detention camps, 1, 466 are from Bangladesh, reports the Star’s Bahasa Malaysia portal MStar.
14 May 2015, 15:06 PM
2 foreigners arrested for human trafficking
Thai police arrest two foreigners in connection to the human smuggling syndicate. The value of assets frozen or seized from those suspected of trafficking Rohingya and other migrants hits Bt204 million so far
14 May 2015, 14:08 PM
End Rohingya boat pushbacks: HRW
Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia should end pushbacks of boats with Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants, Human Rights Watch says.
14 May 2015, 06:27 AM
Malaysia sends back 2 boats with over 800 migrants
Thousands of Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims abandoned at sea had nowhere to turn Thursday as Malaysia turned away two boats crammed with more than 800 migrants.
14 May 2015, 05:24 AM
Thai, Malaysian cops to boost anti-trafficking drive
Thailand and Malaysian police have agreed to step up joint efforts against human trafficking and other crimes affecting the security of both countries.
13 May 2015, 12:07 PM
US calls for regional response to migrant crisis
The United States has voiced fear for the lives of the migrants abandoned by traffickers at land and sea, calling on Southeast Asian nations to co-operate to address the crisis.
13 May 2015, 12:05 PM
Malaysia, Indonesia pushing seaworthy migrant boats back to sea
Thousands of Bangladeshis and members of Myanmar's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have no place to go after both Malaysia and Indonesia refused to offer refuge to the boatloads of hungry men, women and children.
13 May 2015, 05:20 AM
Malaysia to open illegal immigrant talks with Bangladesh, Myanmar
Malaysia will soon hold a discussion with Bangladesh and Myanmar to find solutions to the influx of illegal immigrants from the two countries following the recent arrest of more than 1,000 of them in Langkawi
13 May 2015, 04:58 AM
Myanmar Rohingya Migrants 'begging for help' from boat
A group of 350 migrants from Myanmar tells an activist by phone that they are abandoned by their crew and need help.
12 May 2015, 12:25 PM
Rescued trafficked Bangladeshis quizzed, to return home ‘soon’
The Bangladeshis rescued off the Indonesian coast yesterday are taken in for questioning by Malaysian authorities, local authorities say.
12 May 2015, 11:03 AM
How many more mass graves need to be unearthed?
FOR the last few days, a series of news on modern-day slave trade and human trafficking in the 'Dark Triangle' of Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia have been making headlines in national and international media with the discovery of mass graves in the forests of Shangkhla, Satung and Sadao districts of Thailand.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Thai, Malaysian authorities to meet over trafficking
Thailand and Malaysian police are expected to meet Friday to discuss human trafficking issues plaguing both nations.
11 May 2015, 09:50 AM
Thai police seek 20 more trafficking suspects
Thai police are seeking 20 more suspects over trafficking of Rohingya migrants in Padang Besar in Thailand
10 May 2015, 15:28 PM
Human trafficker held in Moheshkhali
Police arrests a ringleader of human trafficking gang with arms in Moheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar.
10 May 2015, 14:49 PM
Boat carrying Rohingya migrants rescued off Indonesia
A boat carrying about 500 members of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim community has been rescued off northern Indonesia.
10 May 2015, 11:13 AM
‘Thai trafficker’ arrested, 2 others surrender
A suspected human trafficker is arrested and two wanted others involved in the crime surrendered before police in Satun province
10 May 2015, 10:15 AM
They starved us and threw the dead overboard, says victim
Death, hunger and torture were all part of Bangladeshi national Mohammad Rashid’s arduous sea journey from Teknaf to Malaysia.
9 May 2015, 07:17 AM
Thailand questions 117 migrants from Bangladesh, Myanmar
Thai authorities question more than 100 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar discovered in Thailand’s south to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking.
9 May 2015, 04:24 AM
Thai police arrest mayor over human trafficking
Thai police arrest the mayor of Padang Besar, southern border sub district, alleging he is the key player of human-trafficking ring and detention camps where graves of Rohingya muslim have been found, reports phuketwan.com.
8 May 2015, 12:31 PM
Bangladesh envoy visits Thai mass grave
Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand, Saida Muna Tasneem visits the first mass grave of human trafficking victims in Southern Thailand.
8 May 2015, 05:10 AM