Malaysia puts freeze on foreign workers

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Updated January 23, 2009 21:40:29

As the global financial crisis bites .. Malaysia has responded by putting a freeze on foreign workers. Neighbouring countries, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, are readying themselves for an influx of depressed returning migrants.

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