Malaysia rejects Nepal’s demand to open recruitment to all manpower agencies

Kuala Lumpur will retain its list of 25 primary agencies and 250 sub-agencies, leaving the recruitment of new Nepali workers in limbo as Malaysia also announces a minimum wage hike to 2,000 ringgit from June 2027.

Malaysia has rejected Nepal’s request to allow all government-licensed manpower agencies to recruit and send Nepali workers to the Southeast Asian country, insisting that it will retain its curated list of 25 primary agencies and 250 sub-agencies.