PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has confirmed that the passport of Datuk Seri Muhammad Adlan Berhan has been revoked. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the revocation was carried out following a request made earlier by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to the Immigration Department. “I have been informed by the Immigration Department that the MACC...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has tied with the United States at 12th place on the Henley Passport Index 2025, with both countries offering visa-free access to 180 destinations out of 227 worldwide. Leading the index is Singapore (193 destinations), followed by South Korea (190) and Japan (189), reflecting the Asia-Pacific region’s growing dominance in global mobility. Based on exclusive...
First world problems for the most beautiful Xiao Long Nu. We have heard of travellers being flagged at immigration for looking different from their passport photos, perhaps due to plastic surgery. But Hong Kong actress Carman Lee was stuck at immigration in Thailand for different reason. In a recent interview, the 59-year-old said a customs officer in Thailand questioned her after noticing...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will examine the need for specific laws on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in light of emerging legal challenges. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic) said the current legal system needs to be upgraded, as AI-related laws require different approaches, including burden of proof,...
SINGAPORE: The Home Ministry (KDN) has selected a single application to facilitate immigration procedures for Malaysians at the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) and the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) in Johor for entry and exit to Singapore, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Three applications - MyTrip, MyRENTAS, and MyBorderPass - are currently undergoing...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife can celebrate their wedding anniversary in Malaysia but not overseas, says Sessions Court Judge Azura Alwi. The former prime minister on Thursday (Oct 3) failed in his bid for the temporary release of his passport to go to Uzbekistan with his wife to celebrate their 52nd wedding...
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...
MANILA: It is possible that suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo had already left the country using her Chinese passport. This possibility was raised on Wednesday (July 17) by Sen Sherwin Gatchalian. “Based on our information from the Bureau of Immigration is that she’s still here because we checked if Guo Hua Ping has already left the Philippines,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has allowed Toh Puan Na'imah Khalid, the wife of Tun Daim Zainuddin, the temporary release of her passport for travel to Singapore and Switzerland. Judge Azura Alwi allowed the application made by Na'imah's lawyer M Puravalen for the release of her travel documents after Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin...
PUTRAJAYA: Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has filed an application to temporarily release his passport so that he can travel to Singapore and Taiwan. In his supporting affidavit, which was attached to the notice of motion filed on May 8, Syed Saddiq said he wanted to go to Singapore on May 18...
