Amid a deepening sense of despair, 124 migrant workers stranded in the country have filed a police report against their employer Puncak Jupitar Sdn Bhd and a man known only as Jason Ang.

In the report lodged at the Nilai district police headquarters in Negeri Sembilan, the workers alleged they were lured by promises of employment at a prestigious location in Genting Highlands.

However, after arriving in Malaysia earlier this year, they have been waiting for work and are accusing their employer and the elusive Ang of deceiving them.

Now, the Bangladeshi and Nepali workers have been pushed to the brink of desperation as their food started to run out on Sunday (June 25).

“We were supposed to be sending money home, but now...