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Thai Government Signs MoUs with NGOs
On March 24, 2003 the Secretary Generals of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Public Health, the Attorney General, Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police and representatives from 28 Non-Governmental Organizations, including the National Council on Youth and Child Development, representatives of the Thai Coordinating Body on Trafficking of Children, the Thai Network to Assist and Protect the Rights of Trafficked Women and Children, and Child Rights Projection Foundation joined together to sign three National Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) relating to the protection and assistance to women and children victims of trafficking.

Six Asian Countries Cooperate in Fight Against Human Trafficking
Government officials and police chiefs of six countries along Southeast Asia’s Mekong River have agreed on an action plan to fight human trafficking and help victims return to normal lives on 31 March 2005.

Japan to Tighten Rules on Foreign Entertainers
Japan will prohibit companies with links to organised crime from bringing foreign singers and dancers into the country from later this year, in an attempt to crack down on human trafficking.

In Southeast Asia, Child Sex Trade Goes on Unabated
Southeast Asia is one of the world's top destinations for people seeking sex with children, and signs of the trade are often evident.

Anti-Trafficking Campaign to Begin in Cambodia
The Ministry of Women's Affairs is planning to launch an anti-trafficking information campaign in five northeastern provinces in January 2006.

ASEAN Signs Declaration Against Trafficking in Persons Particularly Women and Children
Date: 29 November 2004 Venue: Vientiane, Laos PDR At the 10 th ASEAN Summit, in Vientiane, Laos PDR, heads of state of 10 countries in Southeast Asia signed a number of declarations.

Cambodia /Vietnam MOU to Be Signed Soon
Agreement between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on bilateral cooperation for eliminating trafficking in women and children and assisting victims of trafficking will be signed soon.

Human Trafficking in Cambodia: Finding Local and Regional Solutions to a Global Problem
Date: 16-17 November 2004 Venue: Phnom Penh, Cambodia On 16-17 November 2004, the Embassies of the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Thailand to the Kingdom of Cambodia jointly hosted a conference on Human Trafficking in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Attack on AFESIP’s Trafficking Shelter, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
On 8 December 2004, the nongovernmental organization, Agir pour les Femmes En Situation Précaire (Acting for Women in Distressing Situations (AFESIP) was attacked.

AFESIP Drafts Anti-CSEC Law for Cambodia
The nongovernmental organization - Acting for Women in Distressing Situations (AFESIP), - drafted a version of a Law on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children specifically created for the Kingdom of Cambodia.

ARCPPT Cambodia Issues Gender - Criminal Justice System Report
The Asia Regional Cooperation to Prevent People Trafficking (ARCPPT), an AusAID supported project implemented in collaboration with the Governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Burma, and Thailand, seeks to strengthen the criminal justice process relating to trafficking in persons.

Sex Slavery in Australia
According to Project Reach, an Australia-based nongovernmental organization, Australia's sex slavery laws are failing and police are not doing enough to free enslaved women.

Khmer Stars Sing for Khmer Children in Australia
Radio Australia covered the Healthcare Center for Children in Cambodia's first fund raising concert held in Melbourne, Australia.

Philippines' Congress to Pass Anti-Trafficking Act
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children Act was first filed in the Ninth Congress of the Philippines and was passed on the third reading in the House of Representatives in the Eleventh Congress.

Philippines Congress Passes Anti-Trafficking Act
The Philippines Congress passed The Anti-Trafficking Act of 2003 which covers penalties for such offenses as prostitution, slavery and sexual exploitation.