Woodworkers by day, ‘ah long’ by night


MUAR: They entered the country to work as carpenters earning about RM2,500 per month at a furniture factory here almost two years ago.

During the day, the six foreigners were involved in making furniture but after that, they continued with their lucrative “part-time” jobs offering loans to their fellow countrymen who needed to send money to their families in Bangladesh.

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