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BERSIH 2.0 is troubled by the ongoing demonisation of migrants in political ceramah, videos circulated on social media and leaflets distributed by various organisations.

ALL workers in Malaysia are entitled to receive minimum wages, and a delay of this right to migrant workers as stated in the media report entitled “SMEs may defer minimum wages for foreign workers until Dec 31” (New Straits Times, March 20) is unacceptable.

Eight Filipinos were charged on Wednesday in a Malaysian court with committing terrorism and waging war in connection with their recent incursion on the island of Borneo, according to the Malaysian state news agency Bernama.

KUALA LUMPUR: Employers in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been allowed to defer the implementation of minimum wages for their foreign workers.

Seventeen Indonesian migrant workers were returned home from Malaysia via Batam on Monday afternoon. Most of the group had worked in Malaysia without a legal employment permit.

The Immigration department will act as 'gatekeeper' in the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) to monitor the entry of foreign visitors, particularly Filipinos, into the country, said its director-general Datuk Alias Ahmad.

MALACCA: Nine foreign women were rescued by the state Immigration Department during a raid at an eatery here following a report that they were abused by their employer.

MUAR: About 100 workers from Nepal were arrested after information was received that they were planning to hold an illegal protest to demand for their wages.