# Bestinet

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**Bestinet Sdn. Bhd.** (d.b.a **Bestinet**) is a Malaysian information technology company based in [Cyberjaya](/source/Cyberjaya), Selangor.[1] It operates the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System for the [Immigration Department of Malaysia](/source/Immigration_Department_of_Malaysia) as a patch-on module of the Malaysian Immigration System.[2]

## Background

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](/source/Malaysian_Government) as a corruption proof system.[4]

## Controversies

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](/source/Migrant_worker) in 1988 and is also currently subject to an extradition request issued by [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).[9] On 23 January 2026, [Bloomberg News](/source/Bloomberg_News) published an [exposé](/source/Expos%C3%A9_(journalism)) into [endemic corruption](/source/Endemic_corruption) in the Bangladesh-Malaysia migrant worker system, mentioning Bestinet's role in enabling Aminul Islam's associate, Ruhul Amin, to [extort](/source/Extortion) foreign workers.[4]

### The Universal Recruitment Advanced Platform

The Universal Recruitment Advanced Platform (TURAP) is a foreign workers recruitment system developed by Bestinet proposed for the [Ministry of Human Resources](/source/Ministry_of_Human_Resources_(Malaysia)).[10] The system received backlash for the lack of transparency and scrutiny on Bestinet.[5][11]

## References

1. ["Bloomberg (Malaysia) applies to strike out Bestinet and its founder's libel suit over article"](https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/798381). *The Edge Malaysia*. 2026-04-02. Retrieved 2026-04-11.

1. ["Turkeys Of The Year: The cost of mishandling the Bestinet deal"](https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/739346). *The Edge Malaysia*. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2026-04-11.

1. ["BESTINET SDN. BHD.: Company & Credit Report | CTOS"](https://businessreport.ctoscredit.com.my/oneoffreport_api/single-report/malaysia-company/0838886T/BESTINET-SDN-BHD-). *CTOS One Off Report*. Retrieved 2026-04-11.

1. ["Malaysia's Migrant Recruitment Is Lucrative Business, But Not For Workers"](https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-bangladesh-malaysia-migrants/). *Bloomberg*. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.

1. ["Malaysia Plans Using Tycoon Amin's New Migrant Worker System"](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/malaysia-plans-to-use-new-migrant-worker-system-turap-by-aminul-islam-s-bestinet). *Bloomberg*. 16 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.

1. Khairulrijal, Rahmat (2026-02-23). ["High Court rejects Bestinet, Aminul's bid for gag order on migrant worker exposé | New Straits Times"](https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/02/1383636/high-court-rejects-bestinet-aminuls-bid-gag-order-migrant-worker-expos%C3%A9). *NST Online*. Retrieved 2026-04-17.

1. ["Bestinet office raided by MACC — report"](https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/bestinet-office-raided-macc-%E2%80%94-report). *The Edge Malaysia*. Retrieved 2026-04-17.

1. ["Malaysia: Recruitment of Bangladeshi workers allegedly shaped by corruption & excessive fee charging, leading to debt bondage & forced labour, finds Bloomberg investigation; incl. cos. comments"](https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/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 2026-04-17.

1. Bernama (2025-10-30). ["Bestinet founder extradition request being handled by govt, police: Saifuddin"](https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/759499). *Malaysiakini*. Retrieved 2026-04-17.

1. ["Malaysia plans to use Bestinet's new migrant worker system, Bloomberg reports"](https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/800064). *The Edge Malaysia*. 2026-04-16. Retrieved 2026-04-17.

1. Reporters, F. M. T. (2026-04-17). ["Why Bestinet again for new worker recruitment system, asks ex-MP"](https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/04/17/why-bestinet-again-for-new-worker-recruitment-system-asks-ex-mp). *Free Malaysia Today | FMT*. Retrieved 2026-04-17.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.bestinet.com.my)

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