Five accused face between 15, 20 years imprisonment, fine upon conviction

Hip-hop mogul faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment after conviction on prostitution-related charges

Attempts to deceive officers by claiming to be locals fails, escape, hiding attempts foiled

Joints operate as spas, reflexology centres during day, engaged in immoral activities at night

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Kuala Lumpur branch of the Malaysian Immigration Department raided a massage parlour and uncovered prostitution activities today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — A married couple was arrested at a hotel in Shah Alam yesterday for alleged involvement in prostitution and the distribution of pornographic videos via social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The Immigration Department rescued 10 underage foreign girls believed to be victims of sexual exploitation during a raid on a spa and massage centre in Johor Bahru yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Immigration Department detained 80 illegal immigrants in a raid on an entertainment centre in Seri Kembangan yesterday night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The Immigration Department raided a luxury entertainment centre in Jalan Sultan Ismail offering the services of foreign guest relations officers (GRO) late yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — A total of 110 individuals, including a number of foreign nationals, were detained in an integrated operation at nine entertainment outlets and seven hotels around Jalan Changkat, Bukit Bintang early this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Twenty-seven foreign women suspected of working as guest relation officers (GRO) were detained in a raid under #KLStrikeForce Op Noda at an unlicensed entertainment centre on Jalan Pasar Baharu Pudu yesterday.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 17 — A 12-year-old girl abducted in Bandar Bukit Tinggi 1, Klang, last Tuesday (October 8) is believed to have been molested and was to be sold to a prostitution syndicate.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The KL Strike Force, established by the Federal Territories Department, has identified eateries and food courts around Jalan Pudu and Jalan Loke Yew as the latest hotspots for prostitution activities, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

PORT KLANG, Oct 10 — The Immigration Department busted a prostitution ring today, believed to have been active for the past two years, operating from an abandoned shophouse along Jalan Kem.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The Sessions Court has issued an arrest warrant against a man known as 'Hot Daddy' and two women for failing to be in court to face charges of advertising prostitution services using the X (formerly known as Twitter) app.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Twenty foreign nationals, including two children, were detained by the police under Op Pintas Wakanda at a condominium in and around Jalan Ampang today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — A total of 39 foreign women were detained by police on Friday (July 6) following raids on 10 massage parlours in the Klang Valley, where they were allegedly employed as masseuses and sex workers.

PUTRAJAYA, June 26 — The former chairman of a religious group in Kota Bahru, Kelantan, lost his appeal to set aside his conviction for living on the earnings of four Thai prostitutes, but succeeded in having his sentence reduced from eight years’ jail to five years.

BANGI, June 24 — A six-month pregnant woman was sentenced to two months in jail today by the Bandar Baru Bangi Sessions Court for soliciting clients for prostitution via Telegram under the pseudonym ‘Miza Ozawa’.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has blocked 549 pornographic and 69 prostitution websites from January to June 1 this year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.