Duped by the promise of high salaries


PETALING JAYA: When Lim Zin Xin and Teoh Chi Peng, both aged 20, were offered jobs with salaries of up to RM8,000 per month, they packed their bags in Nibong Tebal and headed to Thailand with a friend.

They found themselves stranded in the Golden Triangle area, where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet, and were told that their families would have to pay up to RM80,000 if they ever wanted to go home.

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