The Star Online, 4 Apr 2009, Seah Chiang Nee
"A letter signed by more than 1,000 Vietnamese appealed to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to stop some of the 30 Singaporean agencies offering “certified Vietnamese virgin brides” for sale.
A human rights office in Ho Chi Minh also protested to Lee about this “shameful form of modern-day slavery”.
Those in support argue that arranged weddings or dowry payments have always been part of Asia’s traditions."
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