SEREMBAN: The Immigration Department, which detained 110 undocumented foreigners in a three-hour operation near here yesterday, has again reminded employers that stern action will be taken against them if they hire or harbour such individuals. State director Kennith Tan Aik Kiang said his department had been conducting regular operations against undocumented foreigners and would come down...
JOHOR BARU: A total of 84 illegal immigrants from four countries and a local woman have been arrested following a raid at a factory in Senai near here. Johor Immigration director Baharuddin Tahir said that the operation, codenamed Ops Mahir, was conducted at 11am on Wednesday (Jan 24) following a tip-off from the public. "We received a...
MELAKA: An illegal immigrant dove into and swam across Sungai Melaka in a bid to flee Immigration officers during a raid at Kampung Morten here. Melaka Immigration director Anirwan Fauzee Mohd Aini said the Indonesian man, in his 20s, was arrested as soon he reached the opposite side of the river bank during the operation at...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor is considering designating a lane for those travelling to and fro the special financial zone (SFZ) in the Forest City at the Immigration checkpoint of the Second Link here. State works, transportation and infrastructure committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said the move could smoothen the traffic flow at the bridge connecting Malaysia...
SEPANG: Implementation of the visa liberalisation plan from Dec 1 has prompted the Immigration department to add 14 counters in KL International Airport to accommodate the increasing number of visitors. Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said there were 78 counters in KLIA 1 and 2. "The additional 14 counters ensure that the entry of foreign tourists is...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 136 illegal immigrants occupying a luxury condominium on Jalan Munshi Abdullah here, including the penthouse unit, were detained in an operation held early Friday (Oct 20) morning. Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said the raid was carried out following intelligence and complaints from members of the public who claimed that there...
JOHOR BARU: Two senior Immigration officers have been acquitted and discharged by the High Court here from a charge of human trafficking. Haris Fadzilah Abu Bakar, 51, and Norhayati Abu Bakar, 53, a deputy director and senior officer respectively, were freed from the charge under Section 26A of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants...
JOHOR BARU: Projects worth more than RM168.7mil will be carried out at both of Johor’s customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) complexes to address the traffic congestion issues, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said the projects include adding 44 MBIKE lanes at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) and Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar (KSAB)...
KOTA KINABALU: A politician’s son was arrested by the police as a suspect in an investigation for cheating, shortly after he was released on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission bail on Saturday (July 29). The suspect is being investigated by the MACC for several fraud cases, and is being probed by police over allegations that he had claimed...
