More workers arrive from KL

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The deportation of Indonesian workers from Malaysia has continued, with 1,000 to 3,000 arriving every day in Nunukan regency, East Kalimantan, a local official said on Saturday.

"The workers arriving are not only those deported but also others wanting to arrange the extension of their immigration documents," said Kasmir Foret, the Nunukan deputy regent, who also serves as the task force coordinator for the problems associated with returning workers.

He said, however, the arrival of illegal workers would cause serious worries if they reached 5,000 or more per day and that should major influxes begin, his administration would ask the provincial and central governments to help deal with the problem.

The Malaysian authorities said recently they would soon deport hundreds of thousands of illegal workers from abroad, including Indonesia. --JP