Malaysia needs more time to deliberate fresh conditions

PETALING JAYA: The government needs more time as it deliberates over the fresh conditions laid out by Indonesia for a labour agreement on domestic helpers, says Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

Housewife paid for maid who never arrived

JOHOR BARU: A housewife was forced to hire a part-time maid to do the family’s household chores after a domestic maid agency failed to send over a worker.

Police looking for maid suspected to have murdered 72-year-old woman

IPOH: Police are looking for a foreign maid named Siti Naisyah to assist with the murder investigation of a 72-year-old woman found dead at her Pasir Puteh home on Friday (June 19).

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‘Cut RM700 fine under B4G scheme’

PETALING JAYA: The government should reduce the fine for illegal immigrants who wish to return home under the Back for Good (B4G) programme.

Industry players hail reduced levy

PETALING JAYA: Confusion over the implementation of reduced levy for extending the services of foreign workers in five sectors has been cleared, say industry players.

System upgrade needed

THE current immigration system, Malaysian Immigration System (MyIMMs), that has been in use for more than 20 years, is said to be lacking in some aspects.

Bursa Malaysia-listed firms in the ecosystem

THE information technology services provider had in October last year received a further three-year contract valued at RM42.43mil to maintain and service the Immigration Department’s Malaysian Immigration System (myIMMs).

Race to legalise foreign workers

PETALING JAYA: With just days before the end of the foreign wor­kers amnesty programme, the race is on to legalise workers in the construction, food and services sectors.

‘Abolish third-party agencies’

PETALING JAYA: Abolishing third-­party agencies that process visas should be included in the Govern­ment’s bid to revamp the Immi­gra­tion Department, say stakeholders.