While such banks are common in Indonesia and Malaysia, they remain on the fringe of Australia's finance sector.

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Samaan was severely burned during a freak accident while working at a plywood factory in Malaysia in 2005.

CNN: Indonesian migrant worker endured years of abuse

While Malaysia's parliament is in capital Kuala Lumpur, the federal government runs its administration from a suburb, Putrajaya.

WSJ: Malaysia Prime Minister Faces Fresh Elections

Police dropped leaflets by helicopter over the occupied village Saturday telling the Filipinos to give up, while the navy bolstered patrols in waters between Malaysia and the Philippines.

NPR: 5 Police, 2 Assailants Killed Amid Malaysian Siege