
Sri Lanka probes deadly prison riot; toll hits 27
COLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lanka on Tuesday launched an investigation into its deadliest prison riot in years after the death toll from clashes between rival drug…
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COLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lanka on Tuesday launched an investigation into its deadliest prison riot in years after the death toll from clashes between rival drug…
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Government agencies under the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) vowed to strengthen the fight against human trafficking during the launch of…
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Different government agencies under the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) vowed to further intensify the fight against human trafficking in the…
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Swedfund has invested $15 million in Citizens Development Business Finance (CDB) to expand financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in…
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Colombo (AFP) -- Sri Lanka on Tuesday cut fuel prices by up to six percent, the first such move since the Middle East war triggered a surge in energy prices in…
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The national government announced a monthlong series of anti-human trafficking campaigns, stressing regional cooperation and technological threats as it…
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A qualified human trafficking charge, which is a non-bailable offense, was filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against former representative…
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed qualified human trafficking charges against former lawmaker Mike Defensor, his wife Julie Rose Defensor,…
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka began enforcing a ban on fast food and sweets in schools on Tuesday to tackle what the government says are rising cases of…
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Tech-enabled crimes are running rampant, and our traditional playbook is starting to look a little outdated.
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CAPE, South Africa (AFP) — South African authorities arrested a 28-year-old man whom they caught trafficking 150 venomous scorpions through Cape Town airport,…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that human trafficking cases cannot be dismissed solely based on an affidavit of desistance executed by a victim, parent, or…
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‘No individual should be treated as a commodity or exploited because of their circumstances.’
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BAGUIO CITY — To help law enforcement agencies and communities combat human trafficking, the Baguio City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) has…
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ALABEL, Sarangani — Authorities rescued 53 native and exotic wildlife specimens during an anti-wildlife trafficking operation in Barangay Maribulan on 4 June.
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After more than a decade of legal battles, Mary Jane Veloso is scheduled to take the witness stand on 19 June in the human trafficking case she filed against…
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The new eight-story building will be constructed over the next three years.
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