malaysia

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

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

Bangladeshi job seeker found naked, beaten up,tied to chair in Shah Alam,Malaysia

A Bangladeshi job seeker is found naked, beaten up and tied to a chair in Shah Alam area in Malaysia, reports Malaysian daily, The Star.
13 May 2015

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

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

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

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

Malaysia says no human trafficking camp there

The Malaysian home ministry denies claims that the country has trafficking camps of immigrants similar to those in Thailand.
11 May 2015

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

Rohingya family’s dream of a better life dashed

Mohamed Khalim,23,was willing to bring his 20-year-old wife and 3-year-old son to face storm and danger, being starved and cramped with hundreds of others in boat from Myanmar in hope of a better life but his dreams were dashed.
11 May 2015

1,400 Rohingyas from Bangladesh, Myanmar rescued off Indonesia, Malaysia

Second boat carrying 400 of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar are rescued off Indonesia's far west coast, less than a day after nearly 600 others arrived in a wooden vessel seeking refuge.
11 May 2015

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

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

25,000 Rohingya, Bangladeshi fortune-seekers trafficked in 3 months: UNHCR

UNHCR report says some 25,000 Rohingyas and Bangladeshis boarded smugglers' boats from the Bay of Bengal between January and March this year, almost double the number over the same period in 2014.
8 May 2015

Families forced to pay ransom for Bangladeshis stuck in jungle camps

Promising jobs in Malaysia,a gang of human traffickers hold about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand for ransom over the past 8 years and made millions of taka.
5 May 2015

Slave Trade Booms In Dark Triangle

Promising jobs in Malaysia, transnational human traffickers held about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand...
3 May 2015

12 rescued while being trafficked to Malaysia

Twelve fortune seekers are rescued from a remote area in Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong early today while being trafficked to Malaysia.
2 May 2015

Bangladeshi migrants' mass grave in Thailand!

Bangladeshi migrant is found alive in mass grave that was discovered yesterday on a remote and rugged mountain in border district Sadao,Songkhla in Thailand.
2 May 2015

6 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia

Malaysian Immigration Police detains foreign nationals including six Bangladeshi workers from Kedah state for overstaying and not possessing any valid document.
23 April 2015

Google Malaysia service disrupted by hackers

Internet users deny access to Google Inc's Malaysia website Tuesday, and redirect to a hacked page saying "Google Malaysia Hacked by Tiger-Mate #Bangladeshi Hacker".
14 April 2015