PUTRAJAYA, March 28 — An Immigration officer has been arrested for suspected involvement in allowing foreigners into the country without being checked by the Immigration Department.

PUTRAJAYA, March 21 — The Immigration Department has foiled a migrant smuggling syndicate in a special operation conducted on March 19, in Ampang, Selangor.

PUTRAJAYA, March 14 — The Immigration Department arrested four Bangladeshi nationals suspected of acting as agents offering fraudulent immigration services to foreigners in a special operation conducted in Kuala Lumpur and Bandar Bukit Raja, Selangor, on Wednesday (March 12) and yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, March 6 — The Immigration Department has busted an illegal foreign worker agency, detaining six foreign nationals in special operations at three locations — Taman Kemuning Utama in Shah Alam, Taman Pandan Cahaya in Ampang, and Jalan Datuk Eusoff in Kuala Lumpur.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 13 — The Immigration Department enforcement inspectorate teams will be deployed to inspect Ramadan bazaars nationwide to ensure that traders do not transfer their licences to others, particularly foreign nationals.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 8 — The Immigration Department seized RM3.6 million and arrested 10 foreign nationals in a special operation targeting an illegal money transfer syndicate in Klang and Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (February 6), said Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 18 — The Immigration Department detained 76 illegal immigrants during an early morning operation at foreign worker settlements in Shah Alam and Kajang yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — The Immigration Department has dismissed viral claims that the government will implement the Workforce Recalibration Programme 3.0 (RTK 3.0) soon.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 11 — Claims that Chinese nationals are not required to go through immigration checks and procedures and are not stopped when entering Malaysia are baseless, said Immigration Department Director-General Datuk Zakaria Shaaban.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — A five-hectare vegetable farm in Telok Panglima Garang, operated by foreign nationals from Bangladesh and Pakistan, was raided by the Immigration Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — The National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe) equipped with artificial intelligence technology is expected to be fully completed in 2028, said Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 20 — The recent incident involving a foreign traveller being treated roughly, including being punched by an officer at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1, did not involve Immigration Department officers.

PORT DICKSON, Nov 2 — Immigration Director-General Datuk Zakaria Shaaban has urged all personnel and enforcement officers of the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) to always uphold the principles of trust and loyalty while maintaining their service integrity.

PORT DICKSON, 2 Nov — 50 enforcement officers of the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) who were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in September on suspicious of being involved in the 'counter setting' syndicate, have been transferred to other units.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 15 — The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has formed a special task force to investigate allegations of misconduct involving a medical visa syndicate that has been issuing visas to foreign nationals from several countries.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 6 — The Immigration Department has busted a syndicate bringing in foreigners posing as athletes after detaining 21 Bangladesh nationals in Maluri, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (October 3).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Deputy Secretary-General for Consumer Empowerment of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry Datuk Zakaria Shaaban has been appointed as the new Immigration Director-General, effective today.