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Police Undergo Anti-Protest Training in Cambodia’s Border Provinces as Sam Rainsy Return Draws Near 2019-10-24

Central authorities say the move is part of a bid to ‘maintain security, order, and peace.’

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Family of 25-year-old Lao Woman Married Off in China Seeks Help Getting Home 2019-10-04

About 3000 Lao women and girls have been trafficked to China in the last decade.

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UN: Refugees Sailing from Bangladesh, Myanmar Face Greater Perils at Sea 2019-10-01

Illicit maritime crossings through the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea have resumed after a two-year lapse, UNHCR says.

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Myanmar Police Detain 30 Rohingya Traveling to Yangon For Work, Emigration 2019-09-27

They were fleeing poverty and lack of freedom in their native Rakhine state.

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Despite Seasonal Floods Now, Experts See Risk of Mekong Drying Up 2019-09-13

Chinese and Lao dam projects, melting glaciers pose grave threats down river.

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Lao Migrants Fleeing Poverty Defy Dangers to Work in Thailand 2019-08-27

Some enter as tourists or are trafficked, sold by one employer to another for sexual exploitation or work for little pay.

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China Gears up to Collect Citizens' DNA Nationwide 2019-08-23

A US biotech company is supplying testing equipment many fear will be used to support government surveillance operations.

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Two Lao Teens Rescued From Forced Marriages in China Amid Anti-Trafficking Drive 2019-07-29

Chinese police worked with their Lao counterparts to return the teenage girls.

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Cambodian Opposition Activist Beaten Nearly to Death by Unidentified Assailants 2019-06-28

Sun Thun said the men made no attempt to rob him, suggesting the attack was a form of political reprisal.

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Cambodian Court Sentences Documentary Fixer to Two Years in Prison For ‘Incitement’ 2019-06-26

Rights groups and his family say he should never been arrested, let alone tried and convicted.

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Eight Chinese Nationals among Human Trafficking Suspects Arrested in Indonesia 2019-06-25

Suspects were part of a ring luring Indonesian women into marriages in China, police say.

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Vietnam, Cambodia Fall in Rank in Annual US Human Trafficking Report 2019-06-20

Laos meanwhile moves up from the bottom to Tier 2 Watch List in recognition of 'key achievements.'

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Malaysia: Royal Commission Ends Hearings on Wang Kelian Mass Graves 2019-06-18

Panel’s chairman says he does not know if report due in September will be made public.

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Ex-Police Chief: Unsure if Mass Graves Were in Malaysian Territory 2019-06-17

Former Inspector General Khalid Abu Bakar defends delay in probing camp that held graves of Rohingya and Bangladeshis.

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Lao Officials Strengthen Anti-Trafficking Controls at Border Crossings 2019-06-13

Meanwhile, traffickers begin to leaflet openly in Vientiane to recruit young women and girls as ‘brides.’

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Thailand: 65 Rohingya Stranded with Suspected Traffickers from Myanmar 2019-06-11

Separately, 38 Myanmar nationals were rescued in a possible trafficking case, officials said.

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Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry to Explore Recriminalization of Drug Use. 2019-06-05

Minister hints at a return to forced rehab centers during a National Assembly hearing.

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Trial Delayed in Cambodian Sex Trafficking Documentary Case When Plaintiff Fails to Show 2019-05-31

Union leader and translator Rath Rott Mony’s fate postponed to mid-June.

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North Korean Authorities Intensify Drug Checks on Domestic Travelers 2019-05-30

Train passengers going to or from drug hub city of Hamhung must be prepared for excessive inspections.

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UN: Bribery a Way of Life as North Korean Government Fails to Provide for its Citizens 2019-05-28

New UN report shows that North Korea’s market economy is designed for officials to extort the people.

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China Uncovers North Korean State-Sponsored Drug Ring After Arrests 2019-05-28

North Korean agents in China to catch defectors allegedly smuggled drugs when they entered the country.

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Chin Rights Group Says Myanmar Military is Forcing Villagers to Serve as Laborers And Porters 2019-05-24

Military spokesman vows to look into reports of a practice that soldiers were notorious for in the past.

 Human Trafficking Across Myanmar-China Border Increases in 2019
Human Trafficking Across Myanmar-China Border Increases in 2019 2019-05-24

Myanmar brides for Chinese husbands lured with false hopes of job opportunities across border.

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North Korean Women “Uniquely Vulnerable” to Sex Trafficking in China: Report 2019-05-21

North Korean regime cracks down on women learning Chinese, accusing them of preparing to defect.

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Laos ‘Disciplines’ Hundreds of Corrupt Officials in Recent Months, Jails Few 2019-05-17

More than 200 officials have been dismissed or warned over bribes or embezzlement since March.

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Cambodia Dismisses Chinese Naval Base Editorial as Part of ‘Misinformation’ Campaign 2019-05-13

The op-ed warned of ‘real potential’ for a base in Cambodia, based on a ‘pattern’ of Chinese actions.

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Cambodia Downplays Criticism of Investment Amid Increased Crime by Chinese Nationals 2019-05-10

Chinese nationals committed more than 70 percent of crimes by foreigners in the first quarter of 2019.

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Interview: ‘I Thought I’d Make A Lot of Money, Then Send it to My Mother’ 2019-05-02

A Lao woman says she was misled by traffickers to expect a relatively high-paying job in China, taken across the Lao-China border illegally, and sold to a ...

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Record Pangolin Seizures in Asia Highlight Risk to Obscure Creature 2019-04-19

A British newspaper noted that endangered pangolins “lack the celebrity status of elephants, rhinos, and tigers.”

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Malaysian Commander Says He Was Pulled from Duty after Trafficking Camp’s Discovery 2019-04-18

Sivanganam told the RCI that he was banned the site in the jungle near Wang Kelian after issuing his report.

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