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Qatar crisis ripples through Southeast Asia

Philippines stops sending some workers, Qatar-related stocks hit

KUALA LUMPUR -- Southeast Asian countries have taken precautionary steps after Gulf countries severed diplomatic and commercial relations with Qatar.

The Philippines, which has over 140,000 workers in the gas-rich kingdom partially suspended the deployment of overseas Filipino workers on Tuesday, citing fears of repercussions from the Middle-East crisis.

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