News about immigration

PETALING JAYA (June 1): The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) has urged the government to consider the waiver of levy fee for foreign workers renewing their work permits and extension of permit approval for those who are stuck because they have been unable to enter Malaysia during the lockdown, as well as for those who will be overstaying due to the imposed movement restriction.

SHAH ALAM (May 25): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was implicated in Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s (pictured) trial in connection with the Foreign Visa System (VLN) today after a witness claimed that the former had facilitated the hiring of a contractor as the single operator in the implementation and deployment of Malaysia's visa application management system.

BUTTERWORTH (Dec 14): An immigration officer today was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined RM12,000 by the Sessions Court after pleading guilty to three charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM3,060 in 2018.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): With 90% of Malaysia My Second Home Program (MM2H) applications being rejected, MM2H agents are worried that their companies dealing with the process of the visa may end up closing shop, said Lim Kok Sai, president of Malaysian My Second Home Consultants Association (MM2HCA).

PETALING JAYA (July 2): The Immigration Department will handle all matters related to the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme from July 6 onwards, reported FMT today.

PETALING JAYA (July 1): The Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) centre in the tourism ministry has been closed “until further notice”, according to a report by FMT.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): Health director-general (D-G) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today the Covid-19 outbreak in immigration detention depots remains under control.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): The number of positive Covid-19 cases in the country is not expected to see another spike after Thursday's record high of 277 new infections, according to Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Malaysiakini report today.

PUTRAJAYA (June 4): The Covid-19 outbreak in immigration detention depots may have been caused by infected detainees who initially tested negative, as the virus was still in its incubation period, health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 25): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) wants medical attention for detainees and decontamination immigration detention centres.