Bestinet
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| Bestinet | |
| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 17 November 2008 |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Key people | Aminul Islam (Founder) |
| Website | www |
Bestinet Sdn. Bhd. (d.b.a Bestinet) is a Malaysian information technology company based in Cyberjaya, Selangor.[1] It operates the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System for the Immigration Department of Malaysia as a patch-on module of the Malaysian Immigration System.[2]
Background
[edit]Bestinet was incorporated on 17 November 2008[3] and founded by Aminul Islam Abdul Nor.[1] The company initially pitched a foreign workers recruitment software to the Malaysian Government as a corruption proof system.[4]
Controversies
[edit]The company and its founder is involved in multiple controversies.[5][6][7][8] Aminul Islam is a naturalised Malaysian who came as a Bangladeshi foreign worker in 1988 and is also currently subject to an extradition request issued by Bangladesh.[9] On 23 January 2026, Bloomberg News published an exposé into endemic corruption in the Bangladesh-Malaysia migrant worker system, mentioning Bestinet's role in enabling Aminul Islam's associate, Ruhul Amin, to extort foreign workers.[4]
The Universal Recruitment Advanced Platform
[edit]The Universal Recruitment Advanced Platform (TURAP) is a foreign workers recruitment system developed by Bestinet proposed for the Ministry of Human Resources.[10] The system received backlash for the lack of transparency and scrutiny on Bestinet.[5][11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Bloomberg (Malaysia) applies to strike out Bestinet and its founder's libel suit over article". The Edge Malaysia. 2 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Turkeys Of The Year: The cost of mishandling the Bestinet deal". The Edge Malaysia. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "BESTINET SDN. BHD.: Company & Credit Report | CTOS". CTOS One Off Report. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Malaysia's Migrant Recruitment Is Lucrative Business, But Not For Workers". Bloomberg. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Malaysia Plans Using Tycoon Amin's New Migrant Worker System". Bloomberg. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ Khairulrijal, Rahmat (23 February 2026). "High Court rejects Bestinet, Aminul's bid for gag order on migrant worker exposé | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bestinet office raided by MACC — report". The Edge Malaysia. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "Malaysia: Recruitment of Bangladeshi workers allegedly shaped by corruption & excessive fee charging, leading to debt bondage & forced labour, finds Bloomberg investigation; incl. cos. comments". Business and Human Rights Centre. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ Bernama (30 October 2025). "Bestinet founder extradition request being handled by govt, police: Saifuddin". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "Malaysia plans to use Bestinet's new migrant worker system, Bloomberg reports". The Edge Malaysia. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ Reporters, F. M. T. (17 April 2026). "Why Bestinet again for new worker recruitment system, asks ex-MP". Free Malaysia Today | FMT. Retrieved 17 April 2026.