PUTRAJAYA, May 29 — All foreign workers nabbed during the enforcement period of the movement control order (MCO) since March 18 did not have valid travel documents, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA, May 28 — Foreigners whose visa or social passes expired during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) will not face any legal action, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

SEPANG, May 28 — Immigration officials from three immigration detention centres in Bukit Jalil, Semenyih and Sepang who are undergoing quarantine at home have been replaced by personnel from the Immigration headquarters and other state offices, says Immigration Department director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

PUTRAJAYA, May 26 — The Malaysian government will deport all illegal immigrants tested negative for Covid-19 to their countries of origin, Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today.

PUTRAJAYA, May 25 — The public need not worry about the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases detected at the three Immigration Detention Depots (DTIs) as the DTIs are in isolated areas and under control by local authorities, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA, May 25 — From now on, the Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (Maeps) will only receive illegal immigrants who are tested positive, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — A total of 207 of the 13,929 illegal immigrants detained at three Immigration Detention Depots in Peninsular Malaysia have been found to be positive for Covid-19 infection.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has detected a new Covid-19 cluster, with six cases, at the Immigration Detention Depot (DTI) in Sepang, Selangor, making it the third cluster involving a DTI.

PUTRAJAYA, May 21 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has detected a new cluster of Covid-19 cases involving foreigners at the Bukit Jalil Immigration Detention Depot.

PUTRAJAYA, May 20 — The Special Ministerial Meeting agreed to allow shooting of film, drama and advertisement during the conditional movement control order (CMCO), said Senior Minister (security cluster), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

YANGON, May 20 — Myanmar authorities said on Tuesday said they have found eight coronavirus cases among scores of people who returned from Malaysia, where the authorities have recently been detaining undocumented migrants.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Immigration authorities arrested 113 illegal immigrants in raids conducted yesterday in the Selayang Baru area of Gombak near here that is under an enhanced movement control order (EMCO).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Authorities are conducting large-scale joint operations to weed out illegal immigrants during the enforcement of the movement control order as part of efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19.

PUTRAJAYA, April 29 — The government will place all illegal immigrants identified in areas under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at immigration detention centres after the order is lifted, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — Difficulty in identifying tourists from Wuhan, China as well as issues regarding policy coordination with various parties, including airline companies and airport authorities, are among the challenges faced by the Immigration Department in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, which operates 39 airports nationwide including the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), is ramping up initiatives to help curb the spread of Covid-19 and ensure the effectiveness of the government’s movement control order (MCO).