Hong Kong’s security authorities have dispatched another team of officials to assist a local man who was said to be trapped in Thailand after he was released from a scam compound in Myanmar. Former district councillor Andy Yu Tak-po,

Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.

Wang Xing was living in fear. His head had been shaved. He couldn’t sleep and was in a strange place where his captors were forcing him to type – the first phase of training for an unwanted role.

Hong Kong man has been rescued from Myanmar after being lured into forced illegal labour in Southeast Asia, according to a former district councillor who has been assisting victims. Andy Yu Tak-po revealed the development on Monday afternoon after accompanying a family member of a kidnapped victim to submit a petition letter at the Myanmar Consulate General in Hong Kong earlier that day.

A total of 18 trafficking victims have been rescued, leaving 10 still held captive by Myanmar scam rings, chief executive John Lee said.

Situation returns to spotlight after rescue effort to save mainland Chinese actor Wang Xing, who was kidnapped along Thai-Myanmarese border.

Hong Kong officials held rare talks in Bangkok this week with Thai counterparts to find ways to bring home those lured from the Asian financial hub and trapped in illegal work in Southeast Asia, seeking to combat a growing trend.

Since the second quarter of 2024, more Hong Kongers are being trafficked into Southeast Asian countries to work in notorious online scam hubs, the city’s security bureau said.

Hong Kong singer Eason Chan Yik-shun has cancelled his coming concert in Thailand, with the organiser citing safety concerns for Chinese citizens and fans travelling to the country.

The brief abduction of a Chinese actor who was trafficked into Myanmar to work in a scam camp has rattled travelers from a country that Thailand relies on for tourism.

The Asian financial crisis of 1998 presented an unlikely backdrop for launching a new business venture. Yet for Vijay Eswaran and Joseph Bismark, this period of economic uncertainty sparked the creation of what would become a global conglomerate.

Of the three Singapore banks, DBS has the smallest presence, with just one branch in Malaysia serving corporate clients.