Home Ministry may allow Bangladeshis, Filipinos and Indonesians to work as security guards


KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry has proposed for people from Bangladesh, the Philippines and Indonesia to be allowed to work as security guards, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

"We will look into it once we have held an engagement with industry players, the Foreign Affairs Ministry and Defence Ministry," he said when speaking to reporters after a meeting between the Home Ministry and security services industry players on Thursday (Nov 25).

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