The day's essential Malaysian news, briefed.
Malaysia's Immigration Department has broken up a document fraud ring in Johor, detaining three men accused of processing foreign passports without owners' presence and fabricating border records in JIM's system.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested five additional immigration officers as its investigation into the MyIMMs system breach widens. The arrests signal intensifying scrutiny of suspected hacking into the national immigration database.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested five additional Immigration Department officers as its investigation expands into alleged hacking of the MyIMMs system and fraudulent Temporary Employment Visit Pass issuance.
Malaysian authorities have successfully broken up a criminal network that hacked into the national immigration system to issue fraudulent temporary work passes, marking a significant enforcement victory.
Authorities have arrested 12 individuals, including four immigration officers, after uncovering a sophisticated scheme to hack the MyIMMs system and illegally process temporary employment visit passes.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission detains 12 suspects, including six immigration officers, in connection with a significant cyber breach of the MyIMMs system. Arrests made at MACC headquarters and Penang immigration office.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has introduced a redesigned International Malaysian Passport incorporating 94 security enhancements. Citizens aged 18 and above can apply from July 1, with options for five or ten-year validity periods at RM200 and RM350 respectively.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has obtained remand orders against 12 individuals, including Immigration Department personnel and a police officer, in connection with an alleged hacking syndicate that exploited the immigration system to fraudulently issue work permits.
Malaysia's Immigration Department is delaying disciplinary proceedings against officers implicated in the MyIMMs system breach until the MACC completes its corruption investigation.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned that Malaysia will enforce strict action against any refugees who break laws or disturb public order, following a gathering of hundreds of Rohingya outside the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged all Immigration Department personnel to maintain the highest standards of integrity and reject corruption, emphasizing compassion and professional service delivery.
Immigration authorities are searching for 19 foreign visitors connected to Network School operations in Forest City, Johor, after allegations surfaced regarding Israeli national participation. Of 430 identified visitors, 210 remain in Malaysia while 201 have departed.
Malaysia's Immigration Department is ramping up enforcement operations to combat widespread abuse of Social Visit Passes by foreign nationals, with arrests for SVP-related offences more than doubling since 2023.
Police in Bali have arrested a 26-year-old Singaporean man following the death of his Indonesian girlfriend at a boarding house in Denpasar. The suspect allegedly concealed the body and attempted to flee before being apprehended.
Forest City's developer Country Garden Pacificview has pledged complete cooperation with Malaysian authorities investigating operations at Network School, which allegedly involved Israeli nationals using alternative passports.
Johor's Menteri Besar has ordered a comprehensive investigation into Forest City's Network School following allegations that Israeli nationals attended the programme using second-country passports, sparking national security concerns.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has detained 33 suspects, comprising 24 men and nine women, in connection with a visa bribery syndicate. The arrests span multiple states and involve enforcement officers.
Malaysia's anti-corruption commission has issued an arrest warrant for former immigration officer Megat Khairul Anuar Sulaiman after he repeatedly failed to attend court hearings, escalating enforcement action in the case.
The Immigration Department has suspended officers detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission over alleged connections to a foreign smuggling network. The suspension remains in effect throughout the investigation.
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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has seized RM2.5 million in luxury items and frozen 14 bank accounts following the arrest of 38 individuals in a sweeping immigration corruption probe.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that Malaysia and Singapore plan to launch a new digital immigration system and additional border lanes by January 2025 to address congestion at checkpoints, with the system designed to expedite movement between the two nations.
Perlis Immigration has created a specialized task force to systematically track and document the Rohingya population within the state, responding to growing public concerns about their presence in several communities.
A Kelantan court has convicted 54 undocumented migrants of immigration offences, imposing fines up to RM10,000 per person or jail time of up to three months in default of payment.
The mother of Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha has received a US visa enabling her to watch her son compete at the World Cup, following his tearful disclosure that she could not attend his stellar performance against Spain.
Malaysian immigration authorities arrested 62 foreigners across multiple Selangor locations in a targeted operation against visa abuse and pass condition violations.