Ahmad Zahid outlines three approaches to help Malaysia reach Tier 1


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia needs to beef up its enforcement agencies, work more closely with Interpol, and increase cooperation with the governments of human trafficking source countries, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said these three approaches would help Malaysia achieve its goal of reaching Tier 1 ranking in the US State Department’s Traffic­king in Persons (TiP) annual report by 2020.

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