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Immigration Dept nabs 26 undocumented foreigners during ops in Johor

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...

Illegal settlement in Setia Alam raided and 132 held, says Immigration

SHAH ALAM: The Immigration Department arrested 132 illegal immigrants in a raid on a settlement at an oil palm plantation in Setia Alam on Sunday (Feb 18) morning. Immigration deputy director-general (Operations) Jafri Embok Taha, said that 130 Indonesians and two Bangladeshi men were detained in the operation that started at 2.38 am. Jafri said that of...

No deportation for Bangladeshi opposition leader with pending court case

PUTRAJAYA: Bangladeshi opposition leader MA Quayum will not be deported yet as he has a pending court case, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic). The Home Minister said the ministry is giving full cooperation to all parties in relation to the case. "We are aware that Quanyum was detained early this month by the police and...

Tanzanian national rescued in anti-human trafficking operation in Kuala Lumpur

PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department rescued a Tanzanian national in an anti-human trafficking operation in Kuala Lumpur. Its director-general, Datuk Ruslin Jusoh, said the 29-year-old woman was rescued in an operation that began at about 4.30pm on Monday (Jan 29). The operation was carried out by the Intelligence Operations Unit, Prevention Division of Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling...

Immigration nabs 10 foreigners for begging in Bangsar

PETALING JAYA: Tens foreign nationals have been detained by the Immigration Department near Masjid Saidina Abu Bakar Mas on Jalan Ara, Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur on Friday (Jan 12). The operation was carried out at 12.15pm following complaints about people begging in the area. Those detained were aged from two and 41 years old. Among those rounded...

Immigration Dept forms task force to tackle overstaying

SEPANG: To overcome the challenge of foreign tourists overstaying in Malaysia, the Immigration Department has initiated a comprehensive plan to tackle the issue head-on by scrutinising and purifying existing data. Recognising the importance of accurate data, the department has formed a dedicated task force led by Immigration Department director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh(pic). He said that the team...

Immigration Dept busts fake work permit syndicate in Johor

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Immigration Department has smashed a syndicate issuing fake temporary employment visit pass (PLKS) and Recalibration Programme (RTK) 2.0 to immigrants with the arrest of six male foreigners. State director Baharuddin Tahir said based on information and intelligence, the department raided a premises in Iskandar Puteri at around 4.50pm on Thursday (Oct 5). "The...

JPJ issues 14,527 notices to foreign road users during 20-day op

KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued over 14,000 notices to foreign nationals for various traffic offences following a 20-day special operation nationwide. JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Lokman Jamaan (pic) said the department issued 14,527 notices in total, with the main offences being: operating a vehicle without a valid licence (6,268 cases); not...

Fifteen Thai ‘flower girls’ picked up in raid on Melaka nightclub

MELAKA: Fifteen Thai women were among 22 people arrested during a raid at a nightclub located in Taman Melaka Raya here. State Immigration Department director Anirwan Fauzee Mohd Aini said his officers detained the Thai women suspected of working as hostesses, while five Bangladeshi men employed as crew members at the nightclub were also picked up. “We...

Youth spends nearly four years in Immigration lock-up due to technical flaw on birth cert

GOPENG: A 26-year-old man has entered his fourth year at the Langkap Immigration Detention Centre despite being born in Malaysia and having a birth certificate. Mohd Farid Abdullah, who was born a Hindu and converted to become a Muslim when he was 12, was first arrested in September 2019 during an operation in Klebang when he...