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Mapped: The World’s Top 20 Shortest Countries This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. This graphic ranks the 20 shortest countries in the world, by average height. Data comes from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, […]
A Hong Kong court has sentenced two human traffickers to up to four years and eight months in jail for tricking five Hongkongers into forced labour and confinement in Southeast Asia in one of the worst cases involving residents’ safety overseas in recent years. Ma Che-hou, 32, and Joshua Cheung Man-waai, 25, were sentenced on […]
Malaysian scam victims arriving in Kuala Lumpur from Cambodia after being freed previously. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Seven Malaysian victims of a job scam are returning here on Friday after nearly two months of detention at a Cambodian immigration detention centre. The group, who were detained after escaping from a human trafficking syndicate in early […]
The image was meant to send a stark message: criticise Hun Sen and you will be punished, even if you’re not in Cambodia. Nuon Toeun appears front and centre in the photograph released by Cambodia authorities, handcuffed and flanked by armed guards outside a Phnom Penh prison. Her crime? Making a social media post critical […]
Milton Foo, head of SUPP’s public complaints bureau, speaking to worried parents in his office. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: Seven Malaysians rescued from job scams have remained stranded in Cambodia, according to the Sarawak United Peoples’ Party. Five of the victims are from Sarawak and two from Johor, SUPP public complaints bureau chief Milton Foo […]
Lawyers from Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property team, under the guidance of Darani Vachanavuttivong, managing partner and managing director of the firm’s intellectual property department, have contributed an update to Thomson Reuters Practical Law’s Intellectual Property Rights in Thailand: Overview guide for 2024. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of intellectual property (IP) laws in Thailand, […]