Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi denied the report that Putrajaya has decided to stop issuing work permits to North Korean labourers.
“There was a report from Japan which said we have stopped issuing (work permits) to North Koreans.
“That report is not true and there have been no instructions (to that effect) which have been issued,” Zahid said during a press conference at his Hari Raya open house in Putrajaya today.
The Japan Times yesterday reported that according to government sources, the Malaysian government had stopped issuing work permits to North Korean labourers...