Rajnath Singh to begin 3-day visit to Malaysia todayIndia's Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, is due to visit Malaysia for three days to strengthen defence cooperation between the two countrie...
09 Jul, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
Singapore minister: Closing borders to India, Indonesia travellers over Covid will impact economyDr Koh Poh Koon, the Senior Minister of State for Health, told parliamentarians the repercussions could mean that many Singaporeans would n...
17 Feb, 2021, 10.37 AM IST
Malaysia bans recruitment of foreign workersMalaysia banned the recruitment of new foreign workers after widespread criticism of its decision to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshis to w...
12 Mar, 2016, 08.09 PM IST
Malaysia to introduce high-tech ID cards for foreign workersIn a bid to check the influx of illegal foreign workers, Malaysia will soon issue new biometric identity cards to nearly 2.3 mn foreigners ...
09 Jan, 2014, 08.52 PM IST
Malaysia bars foreign workers from fast-food outletsMalaysia's fast-food restaurants will no longer be allowed to hire foreign workers, the Home Ministry said today.
07 Jan, 2014, 05.50 PM IST
- 36 foreign workers, including Indians, conned in Malaysia
Thirty-six foreign workers, including Indians, have alleged that their Malaysian employer deducted between 80,000 rupees to a lakh for work...
07 Jan, 2013, 07.07 PM IST
- Indian worker S Ganesan killed in Malaysia
An Indian national working in Malaysia was killed while two of his fellow foreign workers were critically injured after an air-conditioning...
06 Jan, 2012, 03.15 PM IST
Immigrant workers including Indians can seek excess amount paid for registration in Malaysia: Ex-chairmanImmigrants, who paid exorbitant fees for registration in Malaysia, can file case with consumer tribunal to get back excess money paid.
05 Sep, 2011, 04.11 PM IST
Malaysia postpones registration of illegal foreign workers including IndiansMalaysia indefinitely postponed a massive exercise to fingerprint at least two million illegal foreign workers including many Indians.
11 Jul, 2011, 04.26 PM IST
- Malaysia to launch amnesty programme for illegal immigrants
Malaysia, which has nearly 2 million illegal foreign workers, including Indians, will soon launch a large-scale legalisation and amnesty pr...
06 Jun, 2011, 03.18 PM IST
- Malaysia to raise cost of employing foreign labour
In a bid to reduce the heavy dependence on foreign workers, Malaysia is devising a system to raise the cost of employing outsiders.
19 Apr, 2010, 01.21 PM IST
- Malaysian PM urges workers to be more innovative
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi urged workers to be more innovative and creative to ensure the country remains competitive.
01 May, 2008, 10.33 AM IST
- Malaysia to stop using foreign workers, says minister
Malaysia wants to completely stop using foreign workers, whose numbers have reached nearly 3 million, many of whom are in the country illeg...
16 Apr, 2008, 11.36 AM IST
- Malaysia struggles to curb addiction to foreign labour
Malaysia is attempting to curb its addiction to foreign labour, which has brought 2.3 million workers to its shores, but critics say the ca...
27 Jan, 2008, 09.32 AM IST
- Malaysia may send two lakh foreign workers home by 2009
In a move which could affect Indians employed in Malaysia, the government here is likely to send home at least two lakh foreign workers by ...
20 Jan, 2008, 03.24 PM IST
- Foreign worker ban at Malaysian airports: Report
Malaysia will ban foreign workers from serving customers at all its airports in a bid to reduce migrant labour in the country.
09 Jan, 2008, 11.59 AM IST
- Malaysia to allow maids from India, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam
Malaysia will allow householders to employ maids from India, Laos, Nepal and Vietnam as the government seeks to counter a shortage of domes...
10 Oct, 2007, 10.15 AM IST