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Hong Konger 'kidnapped' by SE Asia scam ring pleads for help
Anti-trafficking campaigners in Hong Kong played a harrowing recording on Wednesday of a resident testifying that he has been kidnapped and forced to work for online scam syndicates in Myanmar. Online "boiler room" scams have long had a presence across Southeast Asia but in recent months more details have emerged of people being trafficked and forced to work for them.
Indian tycoon's bid for broadcaster stokes media freedom worries
An Indian billionaire close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to buy a broadcaster seen as the last major critical voice on television, stoking fears about media freedom in the world's largest democracy. This includes a majority stake in Network18, one of the biggest media conglomerates in the country, which owns several leading broadcasters.
Flood toll tops 800 in Pakistan's 'catastrophe of epic scale'
Record monsoon rains were causing a "catastrophe of epic scale", Pakistan's climate change minister said Wednesday, announcing an international appeal for help in dealing with floods that have killed more than 800 people since June. "It is a climate catastrophe of epic scale," Rehman said, adding three million people had been affected.
"GHc15 per day isn't enough, pay us well" - Fufu Pounders Association to declare strike
Two members of a Fufu Pounders Association in Ghana have recently opened up about how low their daily wages are. The post sighted by YEN.com.gh on the Facebook
Migrants face abuse in Libya after EU-backed interceptions
Godwin risked everything for a better life in Europe, but he was detained and ransomed in Libya by European Union-backed authorities accused of "extreme abuse" against captured migrants. Libyan authorities deny reports that migrants are abused.
We're expecting more loans to beef up economy and address cedi's free fall - Information Minister
The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has outlined measures being introduced to help deal with the cedi depreciation, including relying on a $2 bn loan
US warns of sanctions against Turkey over Russia ties
Turkey's top business association has confirmed receiving a letter from the US Treasury warning of possible sanctions if it continues doing business with Russia. Adeyemo followed that up with a letter to Turkey's TUSIAD business association and the American Chamber of Commerce in Turkey warning that companies and banks were in danger of being sanctioned themselves.
Sammy Awuku replies KKD; explains why NLA lotto draw no more on GTV
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has disclosed that GTV was not giving the Authority value for money when the station was broadcasting the live lotto draws.
Nana Ama McBrown 'swerves' fans as they swarm her car to beg for money in video
Star actress and TV personality Nana Ama McBrown has been trending online after a video of her swerving fans who swarmed her car in traffic for money. See video
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