Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF), in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), convened a Development Partners' Briefing on "Emerging Cyber Scam Operations in Sri Lanka and Trafficking in Persons for Forced Criminality" in Colombo on 6 October 2026.
The briefing brought together senior government officials, representatives of diplomatic missions and development partners to discuss evolving regional trends, potential risks to Sri Lanka and opportunities to strengthen early and coordinated responses. The Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) in his capacity as...