Farm workers feed a hungry stranger, then blow the whistle
TAPAH: Five Felcra workers in Sungai Gempel here were surprised when an illegal immigrant from the mass escape at the Bidor Immigration Temporary Depot gave in to hunger pangs and appeared on their farm here for help on Sunday night. Farm supervisor Mohd Firdaus Salim said the Rohingya man in his 20s was disoriented, weak, […]
Large number of Indonesian workers have been sent home: Anwar
JAKARTA: Tens of thousands of Indonesian workers in Malaysia who do not have documents have been sent home, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said though the issue of documents is a serious matter, the Malaysian government will see that it is handled well without going through court proceedings. “In cases of those […]
Recruitment, placement of Indonesian workers in Sarawak to be monitored
KUCHING: The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuching is coming up with a system to monitor the recruitment and placement of Indonesian workers in Sarawak. Consul-General of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuching, Raden Sigit Witjaksono said the proposed system will monitor the recruitment and placement of the workers from the mainstream […]
Learning centre boon Indonesian workers’ children
KUCHING: A total of 1,900 children of registered Indonesian workers benefited from education provided through plantation community learning centres (CLCs) in Sarawak. Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said they were from 16 centres set up in Miri, Bintulu, Mukah and Simunjan. “Nevertheless, there are still a handful of Indonesian […]
We will take good care of Indonesian workers
KUCHING: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) members and associates will take good care of Indonesian workers in the state. SOPPOA’s chairman Eric Kiu gave Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia, His Excellency Hermono this assurance after meeting him here recently. Kiu told Hermono that Indonesians had been excellent workers in the state’s palm oil […]
New SOP for Indonesian workers’ entry into Sarawak being drafted
SIBU: Indonesia and the Sarawak government are in the midst of drafting a new standard operating procedure (SOP) for the entry of workforce from the neighbouring country into the state to meet the needs of the construction, manufacturing and plantation sectors. Consul-General of the Republic of Indonesia in Sarawak, Yonny Tri Prayitno said the new […]
