Wisma Putra — 11 Malaysians in Cambodian job scam rescued, returning home
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 1 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) via the Malaysian Embassy in Phnom Penh, has successfully facilitated the return of 11 Malaysians who...
Malaysian job scam victims returning home after detention in Cambodia
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — The seven Malaysian victims of a job scam are returning to their homeland today after enduring nearly two months of...
Southeast Asia must not become human trafficking safe haven — Indonesian minister
JAKARTA, April 27 — Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has affirmed that her country must join multilateral efforts to prevent Southeast Asia from becoming a...
Rescued job scam victims will be investigated — Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The authorities will investigate Malaysian citizens rescued from job offer scams to ensure they are indeed victims and not syndicate...
Southeast Asian human trafficking now a global crisis — Interpol
SINGAPORE, March 28 — Organised crime rings fuelling an “explosion” of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia...
Over 300 Malaysian victims of job scams abroad rescued since 2021
KUCHING, March 1 — A total of 326 Malaysians who are victims of overseas job syndicates have been rescued from 2021 to February 23 this...
Nearly 160 job scam victims still stranded overseas
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — A total of 158 Malaysians who are victims of job scam syndicates are still stranded in foreign countries as of...
Umrah package fraud: Nearly 400 police reports lodged
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Police have confirmed receiving 399 reports concerning alleged Umrah package frauds by a local company between January 1 and yesterday,...
Govt identifying Myanmar job scam victims for rescue efforts
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The government is identifying 26 Malaysians who are victims of job scams in Laukkaing, Myanmar, the Dewan Rakyat was told...
Wisma Putra veryfying status of 134 job scam victims rescued in Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jun — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Malaysian Embassy in Manila, is actively identifying and verifying the status of 134...
Lured by lucrative job opportunities, Malaysians end up stranded overseas
KULIM, June 11 — Malaysians who are victims of job scams and find themselves stranded in foreign countries are those easily swayed by advertisements on...
Over 400 Malaysian job scam victims rescued, says Foreign Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The Foreign Ministry, as of February 13, has received 564 reports of Malaysians being victims of job scam syndicates abroad....