Border pass shortage issue resolved, says Immigration DG
TUMPAT, Sept 19 — The shortage of border passes in states bordering Thailand, namely Kelantan, Perlis, Kedah and parts of Perak, has been resolved since last week, Immigration...
Juvenile immigration detainees to be sent to care centre — Home Minister
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 22 — Some 80 foreign children currently detained at immigration depots will be relocated to a care centre via a pilot project, said...
Boat capsize: 11 Indonesians found adrift at sea rescued
MELAKA, Aug 15 — Eleven Indonesian citizens, including a woman, who were drifting in the sea near the Malaysia-Indonesia border, near Melaka, after their boat had...
Visit to KLIA aims to protect immigration’s integrity — PM Anwar
PUTRAJAYA, July 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said his surprise visit to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yesterday was aimed at...
Japan’s Lower House passes contentious bill to amend immigration law
TOKYO, May 9 — Japan’s lower house of Parliament during a plenary session on Tuesday passed a contentious bill to amend an immigration law allowing...
Immigration dept issued 2.8 mln passports since post-Covid-19 — KDN
GEORGE TOWN, April 9 — The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) has issued as many as 2.8 million passports since post-Covid-19, which is a four-fold increase,...
Immigration busts illegal money-changing syndicate led by foreigners
PUTRAJAYA, April 5 — The Immigration Department has busted an illegal money-changing syndicate masterminded by foreigners in a special operation in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor...
Number of police personnel insufficient compared to population — KDN
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — There are a total of 134,978 police personnel and officers nationwide as of February 28, the Dewan Negara sitting was...
Immigration spurs record growth in Canada’s population
TRENTON, March 23 — Canada’s population, spurred by immigration, jumped by over 1 million last year, the largest increase since the Second World War baby...
PLKS fee for foreign fishermen reduced to RM320 per person — DOF
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The temporary employment visit pass (PLKS) fee for foreign fishermen has been reduced to RM320 per person in the agricultural...
20 passport offices to open seven days a week to ease congestion — Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — A total of 20 Passport Issuing Offices, apart from the Urban Transformation Centres (UTC), will operate seven days a week...
Motac calls for additional immigration staff at KLIA
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has called for an increase in the number of immigration counter staff and ramping...