Human Resources Minister M Saravanan denied knowledge of any case of Malaysians being kept in debt bondage in the country but said he would investigate any allegations that are put forward.

He said this after being asked about claims of workers being treated like slaves in a smallholding oil palm plantation in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan.

“Complaints like poor roads and insufficient water supply exist, but not abuses like what happened in Selancar,” he told Malaysiakini, referring to...