As we left Suvarnabhumi Airport that humid Friday evening, Teruntum assemblyperson Sim Chon Siang was adamant that this would be his last trip to rescue stranded Malaysians who allegedly fell for job scams and were smuggled into KK Garden, also known as “Garden of Hell”, in Myanmar or to other countries via Thailand.

Five Malaysians were rescued that day (Feb 3) – four young men and one young woman. 

That he said he was stopping was not new...