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RMAF starts probe on transport plane mishap that forced Kuching airport to close runway

RMAF starts probe on transport plane mishap that forced Kuching airport to close runway

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Royal Malaysian Air Force has announced a board of inquiry to determine the cause of a landing mishap involving a CN235-220M aircraft in Kuching, Sarawak, this morning. The aircraft encountered nose landing gear issues while touching down at Kuching International Airport at about 11.15am. It had just completed a […]

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Cops hunt purported Haj scam mastermind after 47 elderly Malaysian pilgrims allegedly forced to walk to Mecca

Cops hunt purported Haj scam mastermind after 47 elderly Malaysian pilgrims allegedly forced to walk to Mecca

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — Police are in the process of identifying those responsible for an alleged Haj package scam involving a group of elderly pilgrims who claimed they were confined against their will and forced to walk through dangerous routes in Saudia Arabia. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department acting director Datuk Seri Muhammed

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Drug mules or victims? Confronting the legal dilemma of forced criminality — Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

Drug mules or victims? Confronting the legal dilemma of forced criminality — Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

MAY 31 — Malaysia is facing a pressing human rights and legal crisis. We see a growing number of citizens being exploited by international drug syndicates as couriers, and many are ending up on death row in foreign countries. From 2021 to 2023, 77 Malaysians were arrested overseas for drug trafficking. In 2023 alone, 28

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Stunt double sues Kevin Costner over forced, unscripted rape scene on ‘Horizon 2’

Stunt double sues Kevin Costner over forced, unscripted rape scene on ‘Horizon 2’

LOS ANGELES, May 30 — A stunt performer on Horizon 2 filed a lawsuit against Kevin Costner on Tuesday, alleging she was compelled to participate in an unplanned rape scene that lacked standard safety measures and consent protocols. As reported by Variety, Devyn LaBella, who served as the lead stunt double for actress Ella Hunt

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Sixteen foreigners, including children, rescued from forced labour in raids across KL and Selangor

Sixteen foreigners, including children, rescued from forced labour in raids across KL and Selangor

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Sixteen foreign nationals, including seven children, were rescued from forced labour in an operation carried out by police yesterday. The operation, codenamed Op Pintas Mega, was conducted by the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) Division, D3 of the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ), across four locations

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Immigration Department rescues Bangladeshi man from forced labour by fellow countrymen during Seremban operation

Immigration Department rescues Bangladeshi man from forced labour by fellow countrymen during Seremban operation

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — The Immigration Department rescued a Bangladeshi man believed to be a victim of forced labour exploitation by his fellow countrymen during an operation at two construction sites in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, yesterday. The operation, conducted at about 10.40 am, involved the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (ATIPSOM) Division

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Authorities warn of forced evacuations in Kinabatangan flood zone as residents refuse to relocate

Authorities warn of forced evacuations in Kinabatangan flood zone as residents refuse to relocate

KINABATANGAN, April 4 — Residents of a village in the district have resisted evacuation to a temporary relief centre (PPS), despite the area being declared part of a flood disaster zone by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma). The area has experienced continuous rainfall in the upper reaches of Sungai Kinabatangan and rising river levels,

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Saving them: Human trafficking for forced criminality in South-east Asia — Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

Saving them: Human trafficking for forced criminality in South-east Asia — Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

MARCH 27 — One of the fastest-growing forms of human trafficking in South-east Asia, and particularly in Malaysia over the past three years, is trafficking for forced criminality. This involves the coercion and deception of individuals into large-scale financial fraud operations, often linked to cybercrimes such as online scams, extortion, and money laundering. Trafficking for

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Accused in Lahad Datu vocational college murder case alleges beatings led to forced confession

Accused in Lahad Datu vocational college murder case alleges beatings led to forced confession

TAWAU, March 12 — The first accused in the murder trial of Kolej Vokasional Lahad Datu student, Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan, testified in the High Court yesterday, claiming he was coerced into confessing to the crime while in police custody. Taking the stand as the sixth defence witness, he alleged that the investigating

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Job scam: 15 Malaysians forced to work as online scammers in Myanmar, says IGP

Job scam: 15 Malaysians forced to work as online scammers in Myanmar, says IGP

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Police investigations have revealed as many as 15 Malaysians fell victim to job offer scams and were forced to work as online scammers in Myanmar, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said. The individuals, 12 men and three women, aged 21 to 45, were forced to be computer and

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Melaka official says Islamic council investigating claims woman forced to shelter in surau after denied aid

Melaka official says Islamic council investigating claims woman forced to shelter in surau after denied aid

MELAKA, Feb 15 — The Melaka Islamic Religious Council (MAIM) will investigate viral claims that a woman being forced to seek shelter in a surau in Kampung Kolam Limbongan for the past four days after failing to obtain aid from the council. State Education, Higher Education and Religious Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman agreed

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