Malaysia
Myanmar resumes sending manpower to Malaysia
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ALA LUMPUR, June 30— Myanmar is again sending workers to Malaysia following a six-month moratorium after relations between both countries were briefly strained over the treatment of ethnic Rohingyas there, according to a report.

Turkish news agency Anadolu Agency reported that the suspension was left on June 27 and some agencies had begun sending workers to Malaysia immediately following the lift.

"Some agencies have already started sending Myanmar workers to Malaysia,” Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies (MOEAF) chief Win Tun reportedly said.

During the suspension period, about 10,000 Myanmar workers had received appointment letters from Malaysian companies, he said.

Prior to the suspension, Myanmar was sending 4,000 workers each month to Malaysia.

The suspension took place after the Malaysian government criticised Myanmar’s handling of the crisis pertaining Muslim Rohingyas at the Rakhine state there, and even participated in a public rally calling for Myanmar to protect the Rohingyas.

Clashes with Buddhists at Rakhine had led to allegations that the Rohingyas are victims of "ethnic cleansing” in Myanmar.

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