Approaching August 15 Deadline

Indonesian laborers in Malaysia are threatened with heavy penalties. The government has no way out.

August 13, 2002

With great difficulty, the old boat draws nearer to the mouth of the River Bolong in Nunukan, East Kalimantan. Its movement has the slowness of a lazy fish, perhaps due to excess weight. Its sides are almost flush with the river's surface. Dozens of passengers are crammed into the boat's stern. Upon berthing, the wooden boat unloads its human cargo: one, two, three… my goodness, the small vessel was packed with 139 passengers. One of them

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