Another trade group calls for VDR deadline extension


PETALING JAYA: With a mere eight days to go, security companies have joined calls for an extension to the deadline to apply for a Visa with Reference (VDR) to clear unused quotas to bring in foreign workers.

Security Industry Association of Malaysia (PIKM) Selangor chapter chairman Datuk Dr S. Prabakaran said the security industry was previously not in the list of sectors that were required to clear the unused quotas by April 21.

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