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        "msgid": "kl-speeds-up-expat-permit-approval-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-05-06 00:00:00",
        "title": "KL speeds up expat permit approval",
        "author": null,
        "source": "AFP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "KL speeds up expat permit approval KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Labor-starved Malaysia simplified yesterday procedures for expatriates to apply for work permits as part of efforts to hasten approvals following complaints from local industries. Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that \"authorities and agencies responsible for supervising certain sectors of the economy\" had been given permission from this month to approve expatriate work permits.",
        "content": "<p>KL speeds up expat permit approval<\/p>\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Labor-starved Malaysia simplified<br>\nyesterday procedures for expatriates to apply for work permits as<br>\npart of efforts to hasten approvals following complaints from<br>\nlocal industries.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that<br>\n&quot;authorities and agencies responsible for supervising certain<br>\nsectors of the economy&quot; had been given permission from this month<br>\nto approve expatriate work permits.<\/p>\n<p>The immigration department would then endorse the approvals<br>\nand issue the relevant documents to the applicants, Anwar told<br>\nreporters after launching the country&apos;s first life reinsurance<br>\nfirm.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This new arrangement should streamline procedures and speed<br>\nup the processing of work permits. It shows our seriousness in<br>\nwanting the participation of skilled people in our dynamic<br>\neconomy,&quot; he added.<\/p>",
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