KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — The National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) will not compromise or protect any staff involved in misconduct or breaches of integrity.

JERTIH, May 10 — Youths remain the largest group involved in drug abuse in Malaysia, according to the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK).

PASIR MAS, March 19 — The National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) has introduced the Drug Screening and Assessment Centre (DAC) to provide a more holistic approach to drug treatment and recovery.

KAJANG, Jan 14 — The proposed implementation of urine screening at concerts is impractical and difficult to carry out, said National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

KLANG, Dec 12 — Department heads and employers have been urged to make it a top priority to address issues of drug and substance abuse in the workplace to help create a safe working environment.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 — The number of drug addicts nationwide has increased by 31.6 per cent to 169,691 individuals in the first nine months of this year, compared to 128,911 for the same period last year.

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.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 14 — The Immigration Department arrested 16 foreigners in an operation at a premises converted into an illegal entertainment centre in Puchong yesterday.

JERTIH, Sept 13 — The operating hours at all 72 passport-issuing offices and counters of the Immigration Department nationwide will be extended by three hours during next week’s school holidays.

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.

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).

PUTRAJAYA, May 25 — The Immigration Department detained 51 foreigners in a special operation conducted at a prostitution centre at Jalan Pasar Baru, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

PUTRAJAYA, May 18 — The Immigration Department successfully busted a human trafficking syndicate that led to the arrest of eight Bangladeshis through an operation at a residential premises in Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday (May 16).

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).

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The Immigration Department and Home Affairs Ministry (KDN) are exploring a quick response (QR) code system at several entry points of the country to resolve congestion.

PUTRAJAYA, May 4 — Security checks, including recording and verifying the biometrics of foreign tourists, including those from China and India, are still in effect at all entry points in the country, said Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

PUTRAJAYA, April 28 — The Immigration Department has detained a 50-year-old woman suspected of masterminding the online sale of cosmetic and beauty products without approval from the Health Ministry (MOH).

PUTRAJAYA, April 24 — Immigration officers are not allowed to reject any passport renewal or first-time application solely because the applicant fails to master the national language, said Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

PUTRAJAYA, March 28 — A Burmese and a Bangladeshi were arrested by the Immigration Department (JIM) during a special operation in the Federal capital yesterday on suspicion of being the masterminds of a foreign workers' syndicate.

PUTRAJAYA, March 20 — Approximately 11,943 illegal immigrants have been repatriated to their respective countries of origin via the Immigration Department's (JIM) Migrant Repatriation programme, said Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.