KUALA LUMPUR: MyEG Services Bhd said there was no delay in announcing the online renewal of foreign maid and worker permits (Pas Lawatan Kerja Sementara [PLKS]) in Malaysia.

MyEG told Bursa Malaysia yesterday that the service had been made available to the public on its portal since 2011 following the launch of the online renewal of foreign maid permits then. This was followed by the launch of the online system for foreign worker permits in 2013.

“Previously, PLKS can be renewed through the Immigration Department’s counter or through MyEG’s portal.

“The recent announcement by the government to only allow foreign maid and foreign worker PLKS to be renewed online through MyEG’s portal is at the prerogative of the government, which MyEG cannot make any announcement on behalf of,” MyEG said.

MyEG was responding to an article published in the latest issue of The Edge weekly, which highlighted how MyEG shares had risen last Wednesday after CIMB Investment Bank Bhd said MyEG had been awarded the contract and that it would boost the company’s earnings.

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on January 15, 2015.