Malaysia’s Immigration Dept busts prostitution syndicate in KL, detains 48 foreign women


thestar.com Sunday, 07 Jan 202410:34 AM MYT

“We detained 48 foreign women – 32 Indonesians, 13 Thais and three Vietnamese – along with a man from Afghanistan.” he said.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department detained 48 foreign women in raids on three suspected prostitution dens in the city.

Immigration deputy director-general (Operation) Jafri Embok Taha said the raids on Friday (Jan 5) night also busted the activities of a syndicate.

“We detained 48 foreign women – 32 Indonesians, 13 Thais and three Vietnamese – along with a man from Afghanistan.” he said.

Jafri added in a statement on Sunday (Jan 7) that three local men were detained, saying that two were caretakers of the premises while a third was a transporter.

He said that eight of the Thai women detained had valid social visit passes while the remaining female foreigners did not have any travel documents or passes.

“We seized various items, including condoms, eight Thai passports, RM300 cash, towels, CCTV equipment and a car,” he added.

Jafri said the syndicate would promote the services of the women by uploading their photos on Telegram and WhatsApp and added that the women would be sent to a specific hotel or location based on the preference of the customers.

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The price of peace and development: Paying for the UN

In 2023, the UN responded to crises across the world including floods in Somalia.

© UNOCHA/Ayub Ahmed In 2023, the UN responded to crises across the world including floods in Somalia.

UN Affairs

The UN is tasked with tackling many urgent issues of global importance, from humanitarian crises to peacekeeping operations and the climate crisis. This all comes at a cost, but not as much as you might think. With the 2024 budget recently approved, we crunch the numbers.

Just before Christmas, the 193 Member States that make up the UN General Assembly signed off a $3.59 billion budget to cover the expenses of the UN Secretariat in 2024. That’s a lot of money but, as UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq explained to UN News, there’s plenty of bang for each buck spent.

Farhan Haq: When you add up the regular UN Secretariat and peacekeeping budgets, the annual average cost of the UN for each person on the planet is about $1.25; that’s about the cost of a bag of chips in New York.

Aside from the U.N. Secretariat, the United Nations also comprises a vast range of agencies, funds, programmes and peacekeeping missions to deal with all kinds of issues, which are funded separately, and which are not included in the $3.59 billion budget. 

At the high end you have agencies such as the World Food Programme, the refugee agency (UNHCR) and the children’s fund (UNICEF), which have budgets in the billions of dollars. Smaller agencies deal with, for example, maritime affairs, world tourism or civil aviation, and have budgets set accordingly. Member States join and pay dues for these agencies on a voluntary basis.

Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General.

United Nations.

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Palestinian Dec. 11, 2023 Letter to UN – Palestinian Ambassador to UN Addresses UN General Asembly (Oct. 26, 2023)

Lettersdated 11 December 2023 from the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council

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Palestinian ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour addresses General Assembly (Oct. 26, 2023)

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