Talent Corporation Malaysia (TalentCorp) has denied that sacked Sarawak assemblyperson Dr Ting Tiong Choon was a returnee under its Returning Expert Programme (REP).

TalentCorp chief executive officer Shareen Shariza Abdul Ghani said this in reference to Ting, who claimed he had “renounced his Australian citizenship after he was recruited by TalentCorp to return to Malaysia”.

Last week, the Sarawak state assembly voted to disqualify Ting from his Pujut seat for purportedly holding an Australian citizenship...