KUCHING: Authorities in Sarawak are in the process of rounding up some 140 North Korean workers whose work permits have expired, said Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg.
The Chief Minister said Sarawak was waiting for instructions from the Federal Government on deporting the illegal workers in view of the current diplomatic stand-off between Malaysia and North Korea, which has seen both countries banning each other's citizens from leaving.
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