ALOR SETAR: A 53-year-old United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cardholder is suspected to be the mastermind behind the supply of illegal foreign workers to areas in the north of the peninsula.

PETALING JAYA: An activist has welcomed the suggestion for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into the migrant workers management system and forced labour problem, saying it would “name and shame” those responsible for migrant worker abuses.

PUTRAJAYA: The home ministry and human resources ministry intend to examine new regulations and improve existing legislation to address the issue of foreign workers being exploited after legally entering the country.