A Nepali group has urged the Malaysian government to conduct a thorough investigation into allegations of the existence of a new syndicate - after Malaysia proposed 10 criteria in the selection of foreign labour agencies.

The Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies vice-president, Sujit Kumar Shrestha, alleged that so far, more than 40 manpower agencies in the country are believed to have paid around US$6 million (RM28 million) to two individuals, one Malaysian and one Indian.