KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — A total of 280 human trafficking cases have been recorded since 2022 with 526 individuals arrested and 992 victims rescued, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.

PASIR MAS, March 9 — The proposal to build a buffer zone along the 99-kilometre Malaysia-Thailand border in order to curb smuggling activities has been presented to the Home Affairs Ministry (KDN).

PUTRAJAYA, March 8 — The Home Affairs Ministry (KDN) has decided to terminate the services of the agencies which handle Malaysian visa applications for Bangladeshi foreign workers, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

PUTRAJAYA, March 8 — The May 31 deadline set for recruiting foreign workers via the Labour Recalibration Programme 2.0 will remain due to national security factors, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCIM) has urged the government to reassess the decision to cancel the unused foreign worker quota by March 31 this year.

PUNCAK BORNEO, March 2 — The government has agreed in principle to implement the Licensed Release of Prisoners (PBSL), through home detention, for prisoners serving jail time of four years and below, as an effort to reduce overcrowding in prisons.

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has refuted allegations that his ministry will amend the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 to rein in Malaysian online media.

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 — Over 600,000 undocumented foreign workers not involved in the Manpower Recalibration Programme (PRTK) are urged to take advantage of the Migrant Repatriation Programme, which comes into effect today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — A total of 20,880 enforcement operations were carried out nationwide to weed out illegal immigrants from January 1, 2022, to February 27 this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Home Ministry (KDN) Registration and Organisation Division secretary Badrul Hisham Alias has been appointed as the new director-general of the National Registration Department (NRD) effective today.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 26 — Pembinaan Ricoler Sdn Bhd is facing legal action by the Home Ministry (KDN) and the Human Resources Ministry (KSM) for abandoning 93 of its Bangladeshi workers brought into the country in November 2023.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 19 — The Home Ministry (KDN) is seeking an accurate picture and will check the facts concerning the three leaders of Islamic non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Malaysia listed in the United States' Terrorist Screening Centre (TSC) by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 14 — The Home Ministry (KDN) will not compromise with any member of the police with disciplinary issues or who violates work ethics, said its minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

TUARAN, Feb 1 — More than 20,000 inmates nationwide are undergoing community-based rehabilitation, which is being monitored to ensure smooth and proper implementation, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 — The five members of the Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) can begin their duties without waiting for the appointment of two other members, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 — The government will implement the Migrant Repatriation Programme from March 1 for illegal immigrants to go home without being prosecuted, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has officially appointed Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali as the first director-general of the newly formed Malaysia Checkpoints and Border Agency (MCBA), effective today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Malaysia’s palm oil industry is set to generate RM4 billion in revenue if half of the indicated 40,000 foreign workers needed by the sector are allocated harvesting duties, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA).

BANGI, Jan 23 — The government has agreed to allow the hiring of foreign workers specifically for the plantation sector under the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK), said its minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

PADANG BESAR, Jan 20 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) will deploy its enforcement officers at seven national border checkpoints in Perlis, Kedah, Perak, and Kelantan to combat the leakage and smuggling of controlled and subsidised goods into neighbouring countries.