KUALA LUMPUR: Li Nang, a young migrant worker wearing hot pants and high heels, stood before the statue of a gilt goddess garlanded with marigolds and fairy lights in Kuala Lumpur as she prayed for good business—and her own safety.

Malaysia’s underground community of undocumented female workers was thrust into the spotlight when news emerged that Kim Jong-Nam was assassinated by two women migrants using lethal nerve agent VX on February 13 at THE Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

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