KUALA LUMPUR: Over two dozen foreigners were rounded up for various offences during an Immigration Department operation in Terengganu. Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said in a statement that 26 individuals were caught in the Pulau Perhentian area during the operation on Monday (Sept 9). “All those detained are believed to have been operating businesses and working...
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board has called on all foreigners who have previously contributed to the social security scheme to transfer out their savings following their accounts being closed automatically in April. The board said to date, the majority of 300,000 non-Singapore citizens (non-SCs) and non-permanent residents (non-PRs) whose accounts were closed have yet...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department arrested 213 foreigners for various immigration-related offences after raiding a nightclub near Jalan Raja Chulan early on Thursday (Aug 22). Immigration Department deputy director-general (operations) Jafri Embok Taha said 109 women and 104 men were arrested after his team checked 300 individuals, including 12 men and two local women, in Op...
SEREMBAN: The Immigration Department has detained 87 undocumented foreigners at an affordable homes construction site here, says its state chief Kennith Tan Aik Kiang. He said 90 foreigners were screened during the raid jointly carried out by the department and the state Islamic Affairs Department on Wednesday. "Some of the foreigners, who were between 23 and 55...
GEORGE TOWN: Four foreigners have been arrested over a derogatory message mocking religion printed on a pizzeria receipt. Penang police chief Comm Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said the arrests were made after 17 police reports were lodged regarding the incident. "A woman and three men aged 19 to 67 have been arrested to facilitate the investigation. They were...
JOHOR BARU: More than 80 illegal immigrants, including a six-month-old baby, were arrested in a three-day operation involving three districts in Johor. State immigration department acting director Mohd Faizal Shamsudin said they were arrested between Monday (May 20) and Wednesday (May 22) in a series of raids in Johor Baru, Batu Pahat and Segamat. "Based on public...
PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department has busted an illegal ewaste factory run by foreigners during a raid on Thursday (May 16), said Immigration Department director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh (pic). He said the factory in Klang was raided following public complaints that it was operating illegally and had employed foreigners suspected to be victims of human trafficking. “The...
JOHOR BARU: The Immigration Department has detained 26 undocumented foreigners at 15 shophouses here. Its Johor director Baharuddin Tahir said an operation was carried out at an undisclosed location here at 12.05am on Tuesday (April 16) following a public tip-off. "According to the public information, a large group of foreigners were living in the area so we...
JOHOR BARU: Foreigners - including some who are disabled - have been hauled up by the Immigration Department after being found collecting donations at a night market in Gelang Patah. Johor Immigration director Baharuddin Tahir said five of them were detained at around 6.30pm on Tuesday (Jan 30) in a joint operation with the Johor Baru...
GOMBAK: Three individuals, believed to be foreigners, have been shot dead by police in an early morning shootout in Selayang on Saturday (Dec 23). The incident is believed to have occurred within the Taman Selayang Jaya area. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan is expected to hold a press conference on the incident at the...
