PM orders review of TalentCorp’s application process, including for returning doctors
Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil says Anwar Ibrahim wants the human resources ministry to report its findings to the Cabinet.
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has directed the human resources ministry to conduct a comprehensive review of TalentCorp's application process, with a particular focus on applications from doctors seeking to return to Malaysia to serve. Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil informed a press conference that the review will examine the status of received applications, the processing times, and the number of approvals or rejections, including those from returning doctors.
The directive comes in response to concerns raised by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) to Anwar Ibrahim. The Malaysian Medical Council had previously stated that TalentCorp's Returning Expert Programme (REP) aims to attract Malaysian professionals, including doctors and healthcare workers, working overseas to return to Malaysia.
The majority of REP applications in the healthcare sector originate from the UK, Singapore, and Australia, with medical specialists and doctors constituting the largest percentage of applicants. Foreign doctors and nurses are permitted to work in Malaysia under strict conditions imposed by the MMC and the Malaysia Nursing Board to address critical staffing shortages in specific specialties and locations.
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