The United States on June 24 put Brunei on a human trafficking blacklist while pointing to improvements by Algeria, Egypt and South Africa — and warning technology was aggravating the global scourge. In an annual report, the State Department added Brunei to a “Tier 3” blacklist of countries that are not doing enough against human trafficking and could be subject to US sanctions or reductions of assistance. Brunei — a US partner as part of the ASEAN bloc — did not convict any traffickers for the seventh straight year and likely prosecuted or deported some victims in need of help, the State Department said. The oil-rich monarchy also “publicized efforts to catch ‘runaway workers,’ caning some of those who were caught,” the report said. Brunei has generally had friendly relations with the United States, although the Muslim-majority country has faced criticism for keeping capital punishment on the books, if not…...