PUTRAJAYA, Sept 18 — Immigration officers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminals 1 and 2 are now prohibited from using mobile phones while on duty to prevent a recurrence of counter-setting syndicates, which allow foreigners to enter the country through “special counter lanes”.

SHAH ALAM, Sept 12 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt to smuggle illegal migrants out of the country in the waters off Pantai Tanjung Rhu, Kuala Langat early yesterday morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department detained 1,952 illegal immigrants and 109 employers who hired them through various operations from January to August.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 6 — Three Malaysians, believed to be masterminds of the illegal Immigration agent syndicate, were among eight individuals arrested in a special operation by the Malaysian Immigration Department in Putrajaya, Selangor, and Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — The Immigration Department arrested 213 foreigners who committed various immigration-related offences after raiding a nightclub in a building near Jalan Raja Chulan early this morning.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has dismantled a syndicate at the country’s entry points, allegedly facilitating the entry of foreigners without proper inspections by authorities Its Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki revealed that the syndicate's operations...

JAKARTA, Aug 20 — The Indonesian Navy intercepted a speed boat carrying undocumented Indonesian migrant workers and a Malaysian national in Tanjung Balai Karimun regency, Riau Island on Sunday (August 18).

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 14 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) thwarted the entry of 206 illegal immigrants (PATI) via national waters from January to July this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department arrested 38 illegal immigrants, comprising 29 men and nine women, in raids on two condominium blocks in the city at 12.15am today.

PUTRAJAYA, July 27 — A total of 117 individuals including 85 foreign women working as guest relations officers (GROs) were detained by the Immigration Department in a special operation carried out on seven locations in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, and Seri Kembangan in Selangor on Wednesday and Thursday (July 24 and July 25).

SHAH ALAM, June 16 — The police arrested seven foreigners trying to leave Malaysia illegally at Teluk Gadong, Klang, at 1am today.

SHAH ALAM, May 29 — The police arrested 11 foreign nationals, believed to be attempting to flee Malaysia illegally at Pantai Tanjong Rhu, Pulau Carey, at 12.30am today.

PUTRAJAYA, May 18 — The Immigration Department (JIM) detained 33 foreign nationals in an enforcement operation at an electronic waste (e-waste) processing factory in Klang on Thursday (May 16).

JAKARTA, April 22 — The Indonesian police foiled an attempt to traffic 24 migrant workers to neighbouring Malaysia in the western province of North Sumatra, said the provincial police.

SHAH ALAM, March 30 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) rescued 18 illegal immigrants after their boat capsized in the waters off Kuala Selangor on Thursday (March 28).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The Immigration Department arrested 59 illegal immigrants during its Ops Sapu operation on 22 units of an apartment in Kepong today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Immigration Department detained 15 undocumented workers hired as cleaners in a raid on a sports school in Bukit Jalil yesterday, said Kuala Lumpur branch director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff.

KLANG, March 16 — The Selangor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has identified hotspots, or rat trails, believed to be used as entry and exit routes for illegal immigrants before the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — Police detained 17 illegal immigrants and rescued two teenagers, believed to be victims of exploited labour, at a electrical components processing factory in Teluk Panglima Garang, Kuala Langat.

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.