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A Sessions Court in Pasir Mas has handed down financial penalties ranging from RM1,000 to RM10,000 against 29 undocumented migrants who admitted to illegally entering Malaysia, overstaying and fraudulently using travel documents.
Three Thai women were detained in Kota Bharu during a coordinated enforcement operation after authorities discovered they were engaging in sympathy-selling tactics outside ATMs rather than conducting legitimate business.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has obtained remand orders against 12 people, including Immigration Department employees and a police officer, suspected of hacking the immigration system to fraudulently issue employment passes.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has detained 12 individuals, including six immigration officers, in connection with a breach of the MyIMMs online immigration system. Arrests were made at MACC headquarters and the Penang immigration department.
A High Court judge has ruled that a Pahang-born woman cannot claim Malaysian citizenship automatically, finding she inherited her Indonesian mother's status because she failed to establish her parents' legal marriage.
Authorities have charged 159 Chinese nationals in connection with a major fraud operation linked to the Forest City development. The group also faces charges related to illegal entry into Malaysia.
Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari has directed local authorities to take swift action against an alleged illegal foreign settlement in Setia Alam, following reports of hundreds of illegal structures housing thousands of foreigners.
Kuala Lumpur police arrested a foreign national accused of being extorted by 12 officers, along with two female accomplices from Thailand and China, over passport violations.
A Bangladeshi man appeared in Kulim Magistrate's Court charged with unlawful possession of 11 passports, highlighting concerns over document fraud and immigration control breaches in Malaysia's northern states.
Border authorities arrested a Thai teenager and his underage sister after they attempted an illegal crossing through Rantau Panjang. The incident highlights persistent challenges securing Malaysia's porous border with Thailand.
Malaysia's Immigration Department is intensifying enforcement operations to combat rising abuse of Social Visit Passes, with arrests for SVP-related offences jumping from 1,279 in 2023 to 2,644 in 2024.
Malaysia's Immigration Department is investigating 19 foreign visitors with untraced movements connected to Network School operations in Forest City, Johor, following public concerns about alleged Israeli participation.
Malaysia's Home Ministry disclosed that 3,640 citizenship applications remain unresolved in Sabah, while only 10 have been approved. Officials promise faster processing through streamlined procedures and expanded accessibility.
Forest City's developer has committed to full cooperation with Malaysian authorities investigating the Network School, which allegedly hosted Israeli citizens. Immigration checks found all 266 inspected foreign nationals held valid documents.
Malaysia's Home Ministry has initiated a formal probe into suspected immigration irregularities connected to Network School operating within the Forest City development. The investigation examines potential violations of immigration protocols.
Malaysia's Immigration Department will set up a three-day service centre at IOI City Mall from July 16-18, offering passport renewals, visa consultations, and other immigration services as part of its 104th Immigration Day celebration.
Philippine immigration authorities have arrested a 72-year-old Canadian national in Laguna province following alerts from Canadian law enforcement about his documented history of child sexual offences across Southeast Asia.
Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission has frozen 14 bank accounts worth approximately RM1.1 million linked to an ongoing investigation into immigration sector corruption.
The Immigration Department has suspended officers detained by MACC on suspicion of involvement with a foreign syndicate. The officials remain barred from duty pending the outcome of the anti-corruption investigation.
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Malaysia's anti-corruption agency has seized RM2.5 million in luxury items and frozen 14 bank accounts following the arrest of 38 suspects, including enforcement officers and civil servants, in a wide-ranging immigration corruption inquiry.
Malaysia's anti-corruption watchdog has issued an arrest warrant for Megat Khairul Anuar Sulaiman, a former immigration officer, after he repeatedly failed to attend court proceedings.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has remanded 33 people, including government enforcement officers, in connection with an alleged visa bribery scheme operating since 2021. Arrests took place across four states.
Authorities in Medan, North Sumatra have arrested seven foreign nationals and 31 Indonesians suspected of operating an international dating scam network that targeted Japanese men through social media platforms.
Malaysia's Home Ministry processes citizenship applications case-by-case, including for children born overseas to Malaysian mothers, with a one-year processing target and special committees established to expedite resolution.
Authorities in Puchong conducted a coordinated crackdown on undocumented foreigners, resulting in 33 Myanmar nationals detained and 14 compounds issued for by-law violations across two locations.
Folarin Balogun's suspension from a World Cup match has become entangled with US political debates over birthright citizenship, with President Trump's intervention drawing scrutiny to the striker's unique path to representing the United States.
A Bangladeshi national was apprehended in Kuantan following a joint NRD-Immigration Department operation after social media intelligence revealed he was in possession of a Malaysian passport allegedly not belonging to him.
Twelve undocumented migrants, including three women, appeared in Sessions Court in Pasir Mas, Kelantan today on charges related to illegal entry, overstaying and document violations.
Immigration authorities detained 86 undocumented migrants representing eight nationalities during a multi-agency enforcement operation at a Klang shopping mall, signalling intensified efforts to combat illegal immigration in peninsular Malaysia.
Malaysian authorities have disrupted a migrant smuggling operation that adapted its tactics by transporting undocumented migrants in smaller groups rather than large convoys. Thirteen Myanmar nationals were arrested during Operasi Taring Wawasan Kelantan in Pasir Mas.