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The Selayang Sessions Court of Malaysia on September 15 denied the bail request of a man accused of trafficking five Vietnamese women in August 2016.

Ensuring cyber and information security is an urgent task as the cyber environment is increasingly exploited for such bad activities as swindling or inciting sabotage schemes against the Party.

Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to intensify cooperation to address several cross-border security issues in both nations during Malaysian Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s two-day visit to Thailand.

A ceremony was held in the northern border province of Lao Cai on July 30 in response to the National Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

Assistance to human trafficking victims in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai remains unproductive though a concerted effort has been made.

Vietnam has recorded an increase in the number of victims of human trafficking while the number of criminals committed human trafficking brought to light did not rise over the last five years.

Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion on July 25 announced seven new security and safety initiatives for Southeast Asia, worth more than 17 million CAD, or 13 million USD.

A workshop aimed at promoting joint efforts by Vietnam, Laos and Thailand against human trafficking was held in Dong Ha city of the central province of Quang Tri on July 22.

July 30 was officially announced as Vietnam’s Anti-Human Trafficking Day during a ceremony held by the government of Vietnam and the United Nations in Hanoi on July 14.

The Vietnamese and Lao police held their seventh conference on cooperation in preventing and fighting crimes and ensuring social order and safety in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang City

The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs has affirmed that Thailand will continue efforts to end human trafficking although the country’s ranking in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report could improve t

The United States has removed Thailand from its human trafficking blacklist, according to the Thai Foreign Ministry’s press release on June 30.

Hanoi police have busted two cases of trafficking six women to China in the first half of 2016, as heard at a press conference on June 28.

The central province of Thua Thien – Hue is enacting a number of measures to prevent human trafficking and support the victims to reintegrate into the community.

A conference to review the project on protecting human trafficking victims, funded by World Vision, was held in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on June 16.

Thailand and Laos have held their second bilateral meeting on further cooperation in combating human trafficking.

Thailand has set up the Fishermen’s Life Enhancement Centre in the southern province of Songkhla to tackle human trafficking and illegal labour and to support migrant workers.

The Malaysian home ministry announced three measures to curb human trafficking and falsifying of passports at the country's main entry points on May 17.

The Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs said it does not rule out the possibility that some of its officials are involved in a human trafficking and passport forgery syndicate.

The Prime Minister recently issued Decision No.793/QD-TTg, selecting July 30 as Vietnam’s Anti-Human Trafficking Day.