Indonesian worker killed in clash

Indonesian worker killed in clash

MALAYSIA: An 18-year-old Indonesian died after being stabbed with
broken bottles during a clash between rival gangs of migrant
workers at a factory in Malaysia, a newspaper reported.

Sunday's clash was the third since last Thursday between
groups of Indonesians at an industrial estate near Miri, in the
Borneo state of Sarawak, The Star newspaper reported on Monday.

The gangs involved in the fighting at the timber industry
estate are believed to be from different Indonesian provinces,
and have set upon each other several times with bottles and other
makeshift weapons, the paper said, citing unnamed police sources.

Malaysia, one of Southeast Asia's wealthiest countries, is a
magnet for migrant workers from neighboring nations, especially
Indonesia, and relies heavily on them for menial tasks in
construction and other labor-intensive industries. -- AP