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Ops Merpati: 24 illegal immigrants, a local skipper detained
KUALA LUMPUR: The 61st Royal Artillery Regiment (61 RAD) has detained 24 Indonesian illegal immigrants and a local skipper in an operations in the Tanjung Ayam area, Sungai Rengit, area in Johor, last night. According to a statement from the Malaysian
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Reduce foreign workers between 30-40 per cent – Academician
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of foreign workers in this country needs to be reduced between 30 to 40 per cent in a bid to lower the unemployment rate which is expected to jump 4.0 per cent this year due to COVID-19
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Duo detained for smuggling illegal immigrants into Malaysia
Kedah and Perlis MMEA deputy operations director Maritime Captain Zulinda Ramly said the men were arrested in an operation following information obtained from a group of 202 Rohingya arrested in Langkawi waters for illegally entering the country on April 5. She said the
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Sabah NSC targets to deport more than 13,000 immigrants this year
SANDAKAN: The Sabah National Security Council (NSC) is targeting to deport more than 13,000 undocumented immigrants this year. Its director Sharifah Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said measures to achieve this target would be implemented with relevant government departments and agencies such
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Attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants busted at M’sian-Thai border
PADANG BESAR: A human trafficking agent who tried to smuggle three illegal immigrants by concealing them under a car passenger seat and boot, was busted in an operation yesterday conducted by the Perlis Immigration Department. Department director Basri Othman said
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