The human resources and labour ministries in Malaysia are investigating how "hundreds" of Bangladeshi and Nepali workers were recruited and brought to the country in December but left without jobs and passports on arrival. The company sponsoring the work visas is under investigation but has not yet been named.

In May, further reporting on the situation by Reuters identified two employers, Puncak Jupiter Management Services and Star Domain Resources as two employers listed on workers' travel documents and Amial International as one of the recruitment agencies workers used. None of the companies responded to requests for comment. Workers who spoke to Reuters said they had paid recruitment fees of up to Usd2,300 to obtain the work and are without passports.

Later in May, FMT Reporters reported the Director General of Labour, Asri Ab Rahman, and the deputy secretary-general of operations at the human resources ministry, Khair Razman Annuar, were removed from office, following an internal investigation into foreign labour quota approvals.