S. Lankan guards not first choice


Safeguarding the area: A Bangladeshi security guard on duty at a gated housing community in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Minis­try ruling to allow security guards from Sri Lanka to work in the country has been cautiously welcomed by the local security industry.

Key players said a new market was always better but Sri Lanka was not their first choice as other pressing matters choking the industry needed to be addressed first.

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