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An embassy official says this is to prevent them from running away before the police here completes its investigation into the case of four Indonesian workers who were shot last week.

Police officers visit management consultant Mack Zulkifli's home and had a 'cordial' interview with him for three hours regarding his 'brandmalaysia' blog.

A newspaper claims they were fired at by a security guard who thought they were robbers. But another version is that 10 men claiming to be policemen opened fire on the workers without warning.

The group of nine Indonesian legislators met with Pak Lah and three Malaysian MPs and declared later that they were 'satisfied' with the visit.

Fahmi Idris says it's unfair for the Malaysian government to set deadlines for the return of Indonesian workers. Both countries, he adds, must handle the issue as friends and not enemies.

The labour activist group claims the Indonesian envoy is not keeping in touch with reality and has failed to discharge his duties effectively.

The high amount is cited as the major reason why the workers are slow to return to Malaysia and why they choose to enter the country illegally.

The workers, who claim to have been cheated by their Malaysian employer, have no money to return to their hometowns. However, help comes in the form of Indonesia's former president.

Rest assured, the university's allegiance is still with Malaysia. However, its website, which also contains a photo of Sukarno, has been hacked.

The deputy premier said even those with UN protection letters will be nabbed during the crackdown on illegal immigrants. This has ignited fear among those affected.

The labour minister speaks up for the country and asks Indonesia to furnish details, if any, of the wages purportedly owed to Indon workers in Malaysia.

As feared, asylum seekers have been rounded up as Malaysia starts its crackdown on illegal immigrants.

The department which normally does not meddle in affairs concerning illegal migrant workers, today set aside convention and accepted the claim.

Indonesia's Labour and Transmigration Minister Fahmi Idris claims that this is the reason why they refuse to return home even in the face of a crackdown.

Several Chinese newspapers will increase their newsstand price by 10 sen while others will not do so in order to boost their declining sales.

Counsel says he will pursue the matter with the Labour Department first and hopes the matter can be resolved at that level without the need for legal action.

According to the Petaling Jaya commercial crime chief, all the concerned parties have been quizzed over the report lodged by a group of Indonesian illegal workers.

The 90 illegal immigrants agree to return before the expiry of the amnesty period but want an assurance that their outstanding wages will be paid.

The matter cannot be dismissed as yet, according to H Rusdiharjo. He also explains that his earlier comment on the workers making a false claim was based on the immigration department's initial findings.

The illegal immigrants, locked in a wage dispute with their employer, claim that Dr Fong Chan Onn did not check his facts when he claimed that the money was paid to an intermediary.

The illegal Indonesian workers, who had claimed to have been cheated of their wages, now worry about being left without a roof over their head.

Indonesian illegal immigrants should be given more time to return home, says a compatriot, although Malaysia has extended the amnesty period twice to date.

The illegal immigrants who worked on a construction site in Kuala Lumpur claim that they are being cheated out of their hard earned money.

It's a strange theory, says the PKR leader of talks claiming that he was forced to move aside from contesting his vice-president's post because of his 'unprofessional' image.