Lip Eng: Jailed Bangladeshis shows need to streamline worker permits

Martin VengadesanPublished: Mar 3, 2024 4:18 AM | Updated: Mar 3, 2024 4:29 AM

Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng has said that the plight of over 1,000 undocumented Bangladeshis in Malaysian prisons highlights the need to streamline the processing of foreign workers’ applications under one ministry.

Lim said this needs to be done as the layers of bureaucracy enable corruption.

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