A 28-year-old whom Malaysian police officials have described as an “entertainment outlet employee,” Ms. Huong was one of millions of Southeast Asians working overseas, in many cases off the books. Ms. Huong’s posts from Malaysia, which showed her smiling coyly in portraits and videos, hardly seemed those of a hardened assassin. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Life is food,” Ms. Huong wrote in one post under her alias, Ruby Ruby. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut that process can be corrupt, exploitative and expensive, requiring workers to pay thousands of dollars to brokers, experts say. Her brother, Mr. Binh, said that he was still struggling to digest the news that Ms. Huong, who had never been a quarrelsome sibling, was now a murder suspect.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2017 12:47 UTC