Human rights groups have sought Yang di-Pertuan Agong's intervention to halt the ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrant workers when the country is aiming to achieve herd immunity by year-end.

In a joint statement today, the 20 NGOs, a political party and six activists said rounding them up has never been a good strategy and more so at the time of a pandemic.

"On our king’s birthday, we seek the royal intervention from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, to stop the impending crackdown and call for a full moratorium on arrest and detention by all...