Police have frozen 13 bank accounts after a contractor complained that he paid RM1.3 million to an agent to get migrant workers, but received just a fraction.

The agent in question is the same one that Malaysiakini previously reported had allegedly secured a quota of 1,125 migrant workers using an Orang Asli cooperative’s name and fake details about how much land the cooperative owned.

The contractor, identified here as Shah (not his real name), alleges that the agent, known as Mr G, gave him...

The contractor, identified here as Shah (not his real name), alleges that the agent, known as Mr G, gave him fake approval documents, delivered only a third of the promised workers, and left most of those who arrived unable to work legally after the quota was blacklisted.