KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to explain the impact of the increase in Service Tax from six to eight per cent on the people’s cost of living and also on industrial production costs at today’s Dewan Rakyat session.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The oil palm industry is facing problems or is being affected after the government froze the hiring quota of foreign workers due to the surplus of foreign workers, which actually applies to the manufacturing and service sectors.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The National Economic Action Council (MTEN) will meet next month to discuss a mechanism to reduce the number of foreign workers in the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

PUTRAJAYA, March 8 — The Home Affairs Ministry (KDN) has decided to terminate the services of the agencies which handle Malaysian visa applications for Bangladeshi foreign workers, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

PUTRAJAYA, March 8 — The May 31 deadline set for recruiting foreign workers via the Labour Recalibration Programme 2.0 will remain due to national security factors, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCIM) has urged the government to reassess the decision to cancel the unused foreign worker quota by March 31 this year.

SEREMBAN, Feb 28 — The Peninsular Malaysia Labour Department (JTKSM) has opened 106 investigation papers on 64 companies inspected in the Mega Integrated Operation (Op Gegar) for two days since yesterday throughout the Peninsula and Labuan.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 — The Immigration Department (JIM) conducted 2,528 operations from January 1 to February 23, arresting 14,361 illegal immigrants, said its director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Malaysia’s palm oil industry is set to generate RM4 billion in revenue if half of the indicated 40,000 foreign workers needed by the sector are allocated harvesting duties, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA).

BANGI, Jan 23 — The government has agreed to allow the hiring of foreign workers specifically for the plantation sector under the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK), said its minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Barbers and goldsmiths in the country are among the sectors still experiencing a shortage of workers, said Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Several business associations, including restaurant operators, are protesting against Fomema Sdn Bhd's move to increase foreign workers' fee rate and medical examinations' frequency, as the decisions were made without discussing with stakeholders.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 16 — The government has decided to reduce the duration for application of foreign workers recruitment from 29 months and 13 days to 15 months and 23 days said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — The Human Resources Ministry is committed to speeding up improvements in the management and coordination aspects of policies involving foreign workers, to ensure they are more effective.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 9 — The Home Ministry and Immigration Department have announced the verification process involving foreign workers and their employers for the Workforce Recalibration Programme (RTK 2.0) will end on March 31.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 9 — A joint meeting between the Home Ministry (KDN) and the Human Resources Ministry on January 16 will draw up a more effective formula for managing foreign workers, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Jan 9 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s Women's wing has unequivocally condemned veteran actor Datuk Rosyam Nor over his remark on the need for prostitution dens in the country to prevent rape cases involving foreign workers here. Its deputy chief Juwairiya...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 4 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry has proposed a compound of up to RM30,000 per worker to be imposed against companies failing to provide jobs for foreign workers whom they recruit.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The Home Ministry and the Human Resources Ministry  are committed to improving the management of foreign workers in the country, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

GEORGE TOWN, Dec 30 — The Human Resources Ministry (MOHR) is conducting further investigations into the case of 171 Bangladeshi migrant workers who failed to find employment in the country in a recent incident in Bayu Damai at Teluk Ramunia, Johor.