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Boat with suspected Indonesia illegal workers sinks off Malaysia; two dead

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUALA LUMPUR - A boat carrying about 80 Indonesians sank early Tuesday off the southern coast of Malaysia after colliding with a patrol boat out to arrest illegal workers, a Malaysian maritime official said. A spokesman for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said two passengers were confirmed drowned, while around 17 remain missing. Search and rescue operations...

Lawyers of Wilfrida Soik try to gather more evidence to acquit Soik from punishement. (Illustration)

Lawyer team to gather more evidence to acquit Soik

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUALA LUMPUR - Lawyer team of Wilfrida Soik gather more evidence to sharpen its defense strategy for the next trial. Soik is a 20 year old Indonesian migrant worker from Belu, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) facing death penalty in Malaysia.  Soik's case has raised public sympathy in Indonesia, particularly over the allegedly being tortured that led her to kill...