Passport forgery syndicate busted with mastermind, accomplices arrest
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 21 — The Immigration Department (JIM) busted a passport forgery syndicate masterminded by a Bangladeshi national in a raid on a premise in...
Indonesian domestic workers’ permit renewal cost set at RM610
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 17 — Permit renewal cost for Indonesian domestic workers (PDA) has been set at RM610 and must be paid for by the employers,...
Home Minister asked to consider extending PLKS for three sub-sectors
PUTRAJAYA, March 24 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has been asked to consider extending the existing Temporary Employment Visit Pass (PLKS) for...
Human Resources Ministry working on resolving work visit pass termination issue — Minister
IPOH, March 19 — The Ministry of Human Resources is trying to resolve the termination of hiring of foreign workers who use Temporary Employment Visit...
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...
Immigration dept ready for implementation of ‘Vaccinated Travel Lane’ on Nov 29
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — The Immigration Department is ready for the implementation of the ‘Vaccinated Travel Lane’ (VTL) which is scheduled to begin on...
Recalibration programme extended to employers in services subsectors
PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — The government has agreed to extend the Labour Recalibration Programme to employers in services subsectors, according to Home Minister Datuk Seri...
Two immigration officers among six arrested by MACC last night
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Two Immigration Department officers are among six individuals arrested for alleged involvement in the Temporary Employment Visit Pass (PLKS) forgery...
Immigration tracking down 21,378 foreigners allegedly using fake PLKS passes
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The Immigration Department is in the midst of tracking down 21,378 foreign workers suspected of using the services of a...
Five, including Datuk, held for hacking into immigration department database — MACC
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has crippled a syndicate issuing Temporary Working Visit Pass (PLKS) after arresting five individuals, including...
No work pass renewal if employers fail to conduct Covid screening
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Employers who fail to conduct Covid-19 screening tests on their foreign workers by February 28 are at risk of having...
Locals encouraged to work in construction, agriculture, plantation sectors
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The government is intensifying efforts to create more employment opportunities for locals in the construction, agriculture and plantation sectors to...