Recruitment put on hold


KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Govern­ment has suspended the recruitment of all foreign workers, including those from Bangladesh, pending a review of the levy and rehiring programme.

The move comes just a day after Malaysia inked a deal with Bangladesh to bring in its workers here over the next three years.

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