Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Ramanan Ramakrishnan mentioned the new system in an interview with The Star newspaper in early February but didn’t say Bestinet would be operating it.
(April 16): Malaysia is planning to adopt a new foreign worker recruitment system developed by Bestinet Sdn Bhd, the company founded by labour tycoon Datuk Seri Aminul Islam Abdul Nor, according to six people familiar with the matter.
The software is being marketed as allowing companies to hire workers directly, rather than using middlemen some of whom charge them excessive fees, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Called The Universal Recruitment Advanced Platform, or Turap, it will have a digital portal where employers can sign up and find employees, the people said.
