Immigration – Page 2

14SepSeptember 14, 2024

Thai Tourist Says She Was Denied Entry Into South Korea After Failing To Answer Questions Like “Number Of Trees At [Her] Hotel” At Immigration

Imagine being super hyped to go on vacation, only to be denied entry upon reaching your destination. That’s what happened to a Thai woman, who landed in South Korea on September 3. She took to the Facebook group ‘Travelling to Korea by Yourself’ to recount the unpleasant experience. Upon arriving in South Korea, the woman was allegedly posed a number of...

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14SepSeptember 14, 2024

Immigration Dept raids illegal Puchong club, detains 16 foreigners

KUALA LUMPUR: Thirteen Nigerian men and three other foreigners were detained following a raid on an illegal entertainment outlet in Puchong. Immigration Department director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said the operation was conducted at about 12am on Friday (Sept 13) after two weeks of surveillance and intelligence gathering. "We inspected 25 foreigners at the premises. We detained 13...

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22AugAugust 22, 2024

QuickCheck: Did a foreign teen pose as a child to get a Malaysian passport in Penang?

WITH the Malaysian passport being one of the most valuable in Asia in terms of the countries it can give a person access to, it would seem natural that there would be those who would try to get their hands on one by hook or by crook. It was claimed recently that a Sri Lankan teenager...

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13JunJune 13, 2024

Immigration detains 87 undocumented foreigners at Seremban construction site

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...

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27AprApril 27, 2024

Over 200 illegals nabbed in Johor raids

JOHOR BARU: A total of 206 foreign individuals were arrested by the Immigration Department for allegedly violating the terms of their pass. Johor Immigration director Baharuddin Tahir said the arrest was made during a raid dubbed ‘Ops Mahir’ at a construction site in Pasir Gudang at 10.20am on Friday (April 26). “The operation was conducted based on...

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22AprApril 22, 2024

Touts extorting money at KLIA

SEPANG: After taxi touts, another form of touts is lurking around the country’s main airport, posing as so-called officers and making a quick buck by extorting money from unsuspecting first-time travellers from South Asia. The Star has learnt that gullible travellers, especially from Bangladesh and Pakistan, are often pulled aside at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport...

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26MarMarch 26, 2024

Regent of Johor receives audience from state, fed govt on land checkpoints

JOHOR BARU: The Regent of Johor has held an audience with top officials from the state government and federal agencies to discuss operations at Johor’s two land checkpoints. Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim received the audience led by Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi here on Tuesday (March 26). According to a post on Tunku Ismail’s...

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23MarMarch 23, 2024

Immigration Dept nabs 59 in Kepong

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 59 illegal immigrants were arrested in an Immigration Dept operation codenamed 'Ops Sapu' on 22 units of an apartment in Kepong on Saturday (March 23). Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department Director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said the 37 men and 22 women caught are from Myanmar, Indonesia, India and Nepal. "They were...

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18MarMarch 18, 2024

42 ‘flower girls’ nabbed in anti-vice raid in Johor

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A total of 44 foreign individuals were arrested by the Immigration Department during a raid on an entertainment centre here. Johor Immigration director Baharuddin Tahir said the raid, dubbed Ops Gegar, was conducted at 12.10am on March 15 based on a public tip-off. “We were informed that there have been cases of foreign individuals staying...

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07FebFebruary 7, 2024

Immigration raids condo

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 25 undocumented foreigners were detained following a raid at Tamara Residence condominium here, says the Immigration Department. Its director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said those detained in the raid yesterday morning comprised 23 men and two women – with ages between 25 and 45. They were from India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Myanmar and the Philippines,...

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