How South Asian workers land in modern slavery in the Middle East
For thousands from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and other countries, shadowy recruiters and online slave markets turn dreams into nightmares.
Sat Sep 21 2024
Police arrest seven members of GISB Holdings Remaja Pembela Ummah group
Tan Sri Razarudin appeals to ex-GISB Holdings followers and the public with relevant info to assist authorities in their investigation.
Fri Sep 20 2024
Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested after grand jury indictment
Sean "Diddy" Combs has faced several allegations of sexual assault.
Tue Sep 17 2024
Religious schools linked to child exploitation being monitored - NS MB
The Negeri Sembilan government suspects that some private religious schools in the state are not registered with the religious authorities.
Thu Sep 12 2024
Winston Churchill portrait stolen from Canadian hotel discovered in Italy
A 43-year-old man from the Canadian province of Ontario was arrested and charged for the theft and trafficking of the portrait.
Thu Sep 12 2024
Malaysian police rescue 400 minors from suspected sexual abuse at Islamic charity homes
The victims were allegedly sodomised by adult guardians and later taught to sodomise other children at the homes, he said.
Thu Sep 12 2024
Investigation paper on politician linked to human trafficking completed - IGP
Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said police had taken statements from 11 individuals including the politician and her husband and a businessman.
Tue Sep 10 2024
Police record eight statements in human trafficking case allegedly involving politician
IGP Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said police took a statement from an Indonesian blogger who had written about the case.
Tue Sep 03 2024
Israeli man case: CCTV footage can’t be disclosed to public - Court
The CCTV footage access granted only to expert witnesses as a reference during the trial.
Mon Sep 02 2024
Telegram CEO arrested over probe into child porn, drug trafficking on app
Emmanuel Macron said there was no political motive in the arrest of Pavel Durov, despite many false comments online.
Tue Aug 27 2024
![[COLUMNIST] Death penalty has little to no effect in deterring crime – let’s put an end to it](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/61674803551_TBpakistan.jpg "[COLUMNIST] Death penalty has little to no effect in deterring crime – let’s put an end to it")
[COLUMNIST] Death penalty has little to no effect in deterring crime – let’s put an end to it
Capital punishments ability and effectiveness in deterring crime have always been under heavy scrutiny and are yet to be ascertained.
Mon Aug 12 2024
Consider This: Trafficking in Persons — From Watch List to Progress
Malaysia has shown marked progress in the fight against human trafficking, having been recently upgraded to Tier 2 in the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons report, from being on its Tier 2 Watch List last year. How can we ensure that momentum continues? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid, Criminologist and Deputy Dean (Higher Degree) at Universiti Malaya’s Faculty of Law.
Tue Jul 30 2024
Maid not a punching bag, two women ordered to enter defence for trafficking Indonesian woman
The judge said there was evidence showing the victim had been exploited by the two women, who were also violent against the victim.
Tue Jul 30 2024
Malaysia set to lead stronger ASEAN-Australia ties
Malaysia's chairmanship of ASEAN next year also coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Australia.
Tue Jul 09 2024
Rethinking drug policy: Punishment to public health
A science-based approach focusing on prevention, treatment, and harm reduction is key to tackling the global drug crisis.
Fri Jul 05 2024