Lankan guards not first choice in Malaysia
March 6, 2016 08:06 am
The Malaysian Home Ministry ruling to allow security guards from Sri Lanka to work in the country has been cautiously welcomed by the security industry there, the Star Online reported.
Key players said a new market was always better but Sri Lanka was not their first choice as other pressing matters choking the industry needed to be addressed first.
Security Services Association of Malaysia (PPKKM) adviser Datuk Seri Shaheen Mirza Habib said the Immigration Department’s crackdown on illegal immigrants working as security guards was much-needed.
The industry, he said, was preparing to increase the salary scale of legal guards from RM900 to RM1,000 in July.
-Agencies
