STAR REPORT

Malaysian Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R Ramanan has refuted a report by Bloomberg that says Malaysia is planning to adopt a new foreign worker recruitment system developed by Bestinet Sdn Bhd, the company founded by labour tycoon Aminul Islam.

He described the report as “unverified and inaccurate”, the Malaysian newspaper The Star reported yesterday.

“It is shocking to me that they seem to know more about the proposed system than I do. I have not tabled anything to the Cabinet, yet they are able to explain it in detail,” he said during a dialogue session with the Concorde Club at Wisma Bernama in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

The issue carries significance for Bangladesh, as Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur last week agreed to expedite the reopening of Malaysia’s labour market for Bangladesh, which was frozen on May 31, 2024, following allegations of oversupply of labour and corruption in the recruitment system.

During a meeting between Bangladesh’s The

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