Malaysia – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has advised Rohingya people who have UNHCR cards not to be obstinate in their actions and to recognize that they are refugees. The government sympathizes with the group’s position, but any activities that generate issues for the nation will be dealt with, according to Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. …

Malaysia – According to its minister, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, the Home Ministry received a report on the presence of cartel operations involving Immigration Department officials in respect to immigration problems yesterday. He said that the cartel’s participation was not just tied to promotions in the Immigration Department, but that it also employed immigration officials to its advantage. Because the …

Malaysia – Foreigners possessing valid Malaysian long-term visit permits will be able to enter the country without having to go through immigration clearance starting on November 1 if they use the MyTravelPass/MyEntry system. According to Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud, director-general of the Immigration Department, the situation was resolved during the Special Committee on Pandemic Management Meeting No. 60 of 2021 …

The Immigration Department penalized 1,691 employers for hiring undocumented migrants for a total fine of RM33.07 million. An English-language newspaper has reported that Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud, the department’s director-general said that this just shows that the Immigration department is stern in dealing with employers responsible for such offenses. After carrying out their operation at an immigrant housing area located …

There is no information received by the Immigration Department so far from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) regarding the involvement of their personnel with the case of Datuk Seri Nicky Liow Soon Hee, a fugitive businessman. If their department’s personnel were discovered to be a part of the country’s largest money laundering syndicate, carried out by the Nicky Gang, director-general …