PUTRAJAYA, April 10 — The expatriate permit application process will be shortened from 87 days to five working days beginning June.

SINGAPORE, Sept 13 — Singapore is hoping a special work visa will make it more competitive in attracting "the rainmakers of the world", its manpower minister said on Monday, as it seeks to balance its need for talent with local unease about expatriate workers.

KUALA LUMPUR, October 31 — The American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) has urged the Human Resources Ministry (HR) to reconsider the foreign employment process which requires employers to advertise vacancies on the national employment portal MYFutureJobs, effective November 1.

PUTRAJAYA, June 19 — The government is now allowing expatriates holding top management positions in Malaysia to enter Malaysia, without having to seek the permission of the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM), Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.