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Malaysia to Sanction Firms and Recruitment Agencies Involved in Hiring Stranded Migrant Workers: Reuters Reports

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The Malaysian government has announced that it will sanction firms and revoke recruitment agency licenses that hired migrant workers, who were then left stranded without jobs. The sanction comes following reports from last week revealing that hundreds of migrants from South Asia, primarily from Bangladesh and Nepal, were left in limbo after being made to … Read more

“ASEAN Leaders Meet to Address Myanmar Crisis and Regional Stability”

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Leaders from Southeast Asia met in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on 11 May to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, which has worsened since its military seized power in a coup on 1 February. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has urged the Myanmar junta to implement a “five-point peace consensus” agreed in late 2020, which … Read more