PRIME Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has instructed the Human Resources Ministry and Home Ministry to immediately resolve the issue regarding the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the recruitment of Indonesian workers. 

Ismail said the matter must be settled immediately to avoid problems between Malaysia and Indonesia. 

“I do not want (the issue) to be prolonged. I have told them to settle it quickly because I am afraid if we fail to do so, we will have problems with Indonesia,” he told reporters after officiating the Home Ownership Programme and Jom Beli Rumah Carnival in Kuala Lumpur today.

When asked further, he denied the MOU would be cancelled. 

Earlier, it was reported that Indonesia has temporarily stopped sending its citizens to work in Malaysia beginning yesterday, after Malaysia’s immigration authorities continued using the Maid Online System even though both countries agreed to only use the One Channel System, as detailed in the MOU.

Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Hermono was reported to have said that the MOU was not respected as Malaysia failed to comply with the terms of the agreement. – Bernama, July 15, 2022.