Migrant Times

The two countries are pursuing safer recruitment, regular migration pathways and stronger safeguards for Filipino workers as they mark 60 years of diplomatic ties.

Permanent residence fees will rise twentyfold, while charges for renewing or changing residence status will also increase from October 1.

Malaysia has set Sept. 29 for the voluntary return of 1,476 Myanmar nationals in the first phase of a planned 5,000-person repatriation programme.

The Tourism Minister says Malaysian licences do not automatically meet regulatory requirements in other countries, stressing the need to prevent fraud and protect applicants.

New regulation gives the Interior Minister greater authority to order deportations while setting procedures for repatriation and third-country transfers.

Vietnam's National Assembly voted Monday to pass a sweeping revision of its overseas-labor law, expanding bans on risky work and adding new fee and timeline protections for workers, set to take effect March 1, 2027.

The 11-member team will support rescue efforts for missing South Koreans and check on nationals stranded in Nepal’s flood-hit Rasuwa district.

A new report highlights severe financial and health coverage gaps facing long-term non-national residents reaching retirement across the Gulf corridor.