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Human Trafficking Depends On Corruption At Every Step

In 2011, a trafficker in Chile was convicted for recruiting economically vulnerable Peruvian citizens and arranging for them to be brought into the country – destined to become victims of sexual exploitation
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Is The Controversy Over New US Ambassador To Malaysia Justified?

Nick Adams, a staunchly nationalist supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump has had a disproportionate amount of coverage in Malaysian media following reports that the 40-year-old is Trump's pick to head the country's diplomatic mission in Malaysia
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Pressing Issues Await Pope Francis In Indonesia

A host of pressing issues, including the rise of religious intolerance, climate change, human trafficking, violence in Christian-majority Papua, disputes over development projects, and lay-clergy conflict
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Philippine Court Comes Down Hard On Child-Abusing Mom

HONGKONG, SAR: A court in the Philippines has sentenced a 32-year-old mother to four life terms in prison for exploiting her six-year-old son and one-year-old girl for profit in one of the strongest penalties against online sexual abuse of children.
 
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Malaysia Labelled As “Partly Free” In 2022 Annual Freedom House Index


BANGKOK, Thailand--The annual Washington based Freedom House survey and country ranking of countries civil liberties and political rights labelled Malaysia as “partly free” again this year. The ranking is based upon a number of numerical ratings and descriptive texts for each country. The 2022 edition covers developments in 195 countries and 15 territories from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.
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Don't Blame Source Countries For Malaysia’s Forced Labour Woes

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--The hard truth for some Malaysian politicians to face is that challenges of forced labour facing Malaysia and its key migrant labour intensive export industries for the most part start and finish in Malaysia

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The Rising Tide of Meth Trafficking in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--A single mother of nine children was sentenced on Oct. 15 at the Tawau High Court in Sabah, Malaysia. She was caught with 113.9 grams of methamphetamine (otherwise called meth) in January 2018.

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Counterfeit Currency Fuels Organised Crime

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--According to Bank Negara Malaysia, ongoing efforts have contributed to Malaysia’s consistently low counterfeiting rates. 

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Malaysia should ratify treaties to protect our fisherfolk, oceans

GEORGETOWN, Malaysia--Yesterday, I participated in a Regional Webinar on the Ratification and Implementation of the Provisions of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement for Asia organised by the International Maritime Organization and PEW Research as the executive committee member of the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) and as a Malaysian MP.

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Malaysia’s Money Laundering Problem

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal which blew up during Prime Minister Najib Razak’s administration revealed that political corruption is a deep-seated, systemic problem in Malaysia. 

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Setting Sights on Money Laundering from Environmental Crimes

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--In July 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a 66-page paper on Money Laundering from Environmental Crime. The report compiled case studies and best practices submitted by over 40 countries, as well as inputs from international organisations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and World Bank Group.

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