Malaysian body opens first file on Cambodian deaths
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia has for the first time agreed to open an inquiry into the death of a Cambodian maid, opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua said yesterday, calling the investigation “a positive sign.” Ms Sochua said that while she had in the past sent several letters to the Human Rights Commission asking them to investigate some of the nine maid deaths that have reportedly occurred this year, this was the first time that the commission had agreed to launch an investigation…