Thousands of flights and hotel bookings were cancelled following news of Wang’s ordeal, according to Thai travel experts and officials. Atsawin Yangkiratiwon, chief executive of low-cost carrier Thai Lion Air, revealed that 40 chartered flights, from various Chinese cities like Ningbo, Hefei and Jinan, had been cancelled ahead of Chinese New Year – one of … Read more
MANILA: Around 400 foreign nationals were arrested on Wednesday (Jan 8) in a “large-scale” raid on a suspected online scam farm in Manila, the national immigration agency said. Authorities raided a building and found workers allegedly engaged in online scam operations targeting victims abroad. International concern has grown in recent years over similar scam operations in … Read more
Taiwanese authorities have proposed outlawing a small political party dedicated to unification with mainland China, citing concerns about infiltration and organised crime. Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior announced on Thursday that it would formally request that the constitutional court dissolve the China Unification Promotion Party (CUPP), marking the first attempt to disband a Taiwanese political … Read more
More than a decade ago, a 32-year-old woman wandered away from her home in central China. The woman, identified only by her surname Bu, had a university degree but she also had a history of mental illness, with several hospital stays for treatment by the time she went missing from her home in Jinzhong, Shanxi … Read more
Argentine artist Guillermina Grinbaum’s new exhibit in New York, “Hilo de Voz/Whispering Thread,” uses a range of creative materials and techniques, including painting, sculpture and interactive installations, to call attention to gender violence and human trafficking. See the full story here. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean-level meetings on the international job scam menace will be held under the grouping’s politics and security pillars when Malaysia assumes the chairmanship next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told. Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said such meetings had also been held during Indonesia and Laos’ respective tenures. ALSO READ: Low awareness makes … Read more
SINGAPORE: A Singapore organisation said it would remove Philippine pastor Apollo Quiboloy as a patron if he is convicted of charges he is facing. Quiboloy, the head of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ church with more than 7 million followers, has been arrested and charged in the Philippines with offences including child trafficking and sexual … Read more
Indonesian police have dismantled a baby trafficking ring in Depok, West Java, making eight arrests in a case that saw newborns being bought from parents via Facebook, before being resold in Bali for a higher price. The syndicate’s dealings were uncovered after police officers acted on a public tip-off, said Depok police chief Arya Perdana … Read more
KUALA NERUS: Police have initiated an investigation into allegations that a former deputy minister is involved in a human trafficking syndicate operating in Myanmar. Confirming this, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, however, refrained from further comment on the case to avoid fueling speculation. “The police have opened an investigation, and I have full … Read more
The building is open to visitors keen to learn more about the organisation’s long history of protecting the young and innocent – the only out-of-bounds area being the children’s residential area on the second floor. The entrance to Po Leung Kuk’s headquarters in Causeway Bay is a traditional Chinese “paifang” gate. Photo: Jonathan Wong Enter … Read more
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