The Straits Times, Singapore, 15 September 2021 - In Little India, jewellers that could count on five-digit takings each weekend are struggling to hold on, while a previously vibrant community space that drew Bangladeshi workers from across the island no longer pulses with fellowship.
Malay Mail, Singapore, 15 September 2021 - A group of migrant workers visited Singapore's Little India area today for their a first taste of freedom in more than a year, under a pilot programme to ease movement measures imposed to halt a spike in coronavirus infections in dormitories.
New Straits Times, Thailand, 15 September 2021 - Thailand is trying to woo wealthy foreigners to stay long term in the country and has approved a raft of measures to attract them.
Scroll, India, 15 September 2021 - They wanted to work, even as the number of women in India’s workforce fell. But a national upheaval crushed Jharkhand women’s dreams of new lives in Tamil Nadu.
New Bloom, Taiwan, 15 September 2021 - Police cracked down on a party at a Vietnamese restaurant in Taoyuan on Sunday, finding that 102 migrant workers were gathered on the premises.
The Daily Star, UAE, 15 September 2021 - After assurance from the authorities, the stranded Bangladeshis who works in the United Arab Emirates withdrew their fast unto death sit-in in front of the expatriates' welfare ministry in Dhaka yesterday.
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Daily Mirror Online, Sri Lanka, 15 September 2021 - Adding to the woes facing the country’s external sector liquidity caused by the pandemic-induced economic challenges, Sri Lanka’s migrant workers appear to be taking a ‘wait-and-see’ approach’ before sending their moneys back into their home country to take advantage of the weakening rupee against the United States dollar.
Aljazeera, Thailand, 14 September 2021 - When the first COVID-19 case was detected in the Thai border town of Mae Sot in April last year, *Hnin Hnin, was able to keep her school for migrant children open, spending her mornings as she usually did, drawing up word games on a large whiteboard as her five-year-old pupils looked on.
Bangkok Post, Thailand, 14 September 2021 - Businesses will be permitted by the Labour Ministry to import migrant workers once again, but at a steep cost associated with Covid-19 surveillance.
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