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29 March 2017

As of 31 January 2017

1,875,180 foreign workers are working legally in Malaysia
Indonesia (760,733)
Nepal (410,950)
Bangladesh (251,309)
Myanmar (139,821)
India (119,628)
Pakistan (63,632)
The Philippines (58,399)
Vietnam (31,694)
China (14,104)
Thailand (12,765)
Sri Lanka (6,265)
Cambodia (5,839)
Laos (41)

Sectors
Factories (644,494)

Construction (371,983)

Plantation (269,082)
Agriculture (170,147)
Services (251,567)
Maids (132,441)

Deported: 73,533 illegal immigrants
Filipinos (12,530)
Indonesians (2,999 Indonesians)

– See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/zahid-over-1.8m-foreigners-working-legally-in-malaysia#sthash.eTkwBC0f.dpuf
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18 October 2017

Malaysiakini (BM)‏Verified account @mkini_bm 5h5 hours ago

Hotel murah lubuk warga asing berkhalwat https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/398704

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Malay Mail Online‏Verified account @themmailonline

Foreign workers turning budget hotels into vice dens, JAINJ says

JAINJ assistant director Mohd Hafiz Abdul Rahman said most of the workers who were from the industrial areas, treated the budget hotels as vice dens. — AFP pic
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Read more at http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/foreign-workers-turning-budget-hotels-into-vice-dens-jainj-says#gGxTyAmGsHoBuiRp.99

TheMalaysianInsight‏Verified account @msianinsight

More foreign workers turning budget hotels into vice dens in Johor

Updated about 4 hours ago · Published on 18 Oct 2017

AN increasing number of foreign workers are being caught committing khalwat (close proximity) in budget hotels, said Johor Islamic Religious Department assistant director Mohd Hafiz Abdul Rahman.

He said most of the workers, who were from industrial areas, treated budget hotels as vice dens.

“Compared with the Islamic prohibition on gambling, drinking alcohol and fornication, the khalwat offence is the most common among foreigners,” he said today.

He said in a two-hour operation to combat vice activities at Permas Jaya and Seri Alam budget hotels last night, 12 men and 10 women, aged between 18 and 40, were nabbed for khalwat.

https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/19080/

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24 March 2017

FMT News‏ @fmtoday

Belly dancers brought in to entertain Bangladeshis

FMT Reporters

March 25, 2017

These women are made to wear the saree and entertain Bangladeshi men at some entertainment outlets in Kuala Lumpur, says report.
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PETALING JAYA: The latest craze among Bangladeshis in Malaysia, it appears, is watching belly dancing. And the women dancers are being brought in from Bangladesh.

Several entertainment joints in Kuala Lumpur have become the scene for belly dancing for Bangladeshis in the country, according to a report in Harian Metro.

The Malay daily reported that women from Bangladesh were being brought in to work as belly dancers at several entertainment outlets in the capital.

These women, aged 20 to 25, were reportedly made to wear the saree and entertain the Bangladeshi men.

Federal Territory Immigration deputy director Mohd Sharulnizam Ismail was quoted as saying:“The women would be paid based on the number of flower garlands they received.”

Last Thursday night, an enforcement team raided two such premises and detained 27 Bangladeshis, including 14 women.

Most of these women had abused their social visit passes or student permits, Sharulnizam told the daily.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/03/25/belly-dancers-brought-in-to-entertain-bangladeshis/

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23 July 2016

New Straits Times ‏@NST_Online 1h1 hour ago

120 illegal immigrants rounded up near Central Market

By FAISAL ASYRAF – 23 July 2016 @ 5:21 PM

KUALA LUMPUR: City police today nabbed around 120 illegal immigrants in a special operation around the Central Market area.

City deputy police chief Datuk Abdul Hamid Mohd Ali said 271 police officers were involved in the four-hour operation codenamed Op Nyah 2,which began at 2pm.

They were joined by other enforcement agencies including Immigration, Rela, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Civil Defence Department, and Kuala Lumpur City Hall.

Hamid said police had of late received complaints of immigrants loitering around the area. He said the area from the Central Market to Masjid Jamek are the favourite hangout places for illegal Bangladeshi, Myanmar and Nepalese immigrants.

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7 July 2016

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malaysiakini.com ‏@malaysiakini

Restive over migrant workers in Kuala Lumpur on festive holidays

Syed Iylia Hariz Al-Qadri Syed Izman, Bernama

“Some of them just spit on the roadside,” said Siti Sarah Abdul Rahman.

The employee of an outlet at Suria KLCC was referring to a few among the hordes of migrant workers who pack tourist attractions in the city during the festival holiday periods, year in and year out.

“I have grown immune to such scenes though I feel uncomfortable with some of their habits,” she told Bernama.

There were times when she had feared for her safety because “these people like to gather in groups”, their usual haunts being the KLCC, Bukit Bintang, Central Market and Kota Raya.

The large number of these foreigners sometimes makes Kuala Lumpur look very “foreign” as public transport caters mostly to them during such holidays.

However, taxi operators were not complaining. Festive holiday periods are goldmines to them.

They were more than willing to entertain the migrant workers, who are mainly from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Nepal.
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Indeed queues of taxis are common at Kota Raya, KLCC and Bukit Bintang.

Saiful Razak, a soft drinks hawker at Jalan Ampang, said the large number of migrant workers on holiday in the city centre, was good for his business, carried out on a tri-motorcycle.

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/347870?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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23 May 2016

Harian Metro Retweeted

‏@HMUtara

455,458 saman dan waran tertunggak membabitkan warga asing direkodkan PDRM dlm 6 tahun http://bit.ly/1TrP4EG

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Malay Mail Online ‏@themmailonline

455,458 outstanding summonses and arrest warrants for foreigners issued since 2010
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BUKIT KAYU HITAM, May 22 — A total of 455,458 outstanding summonses and arrest warrants against foreign citizens were issued since 2010.

Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Datuk Mahamad Akhir Darus said of the number, 364,473 were summonses for various offencs while 90,985 were arrest warrants.

Singaporeans had the highest number of outstanding summonses with 173,667, and Brunei citizens had the highest number of arrest warrants with 77,857.

“In ‘Ops Saman Tertunggak Warga Asing’ (OSTWA)’ since four days ago, 2,735 summonses and 165 arrest warrants were issued after inspecting 6,776 vehicles.

– See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/455458-outstanding-summonses-and-arrest-warrants-for-foreigners-issued-sinc?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#sthash.rEIwOPED.dpuf

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22 May 2016

‏@NST_Online

JPJ nabbed two Pakistani nationals for driving taxis Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/05/147077/jpj-nabbed-two-pakistani-nationals-driving-taxis …

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KUALA LUMPUR: Intelligence carried out by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) shocked the authorities when two foreigners were found to be operating taxi services in the federal capital.

JPJ Deputy Director of Enforcement Muhammad Kifli Mahassan said two male Pakitani nationals who were driving taxis in Bukit Bintang, here were detained during a special operation by the department in the federal capital beginning at 8pm last night.

“They did not have valid driving licences nor the public service vehicle licence but dared to carry passengers in their taxis,” he said at a media conference at the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory JPJ Office, here today.

Muhammad Kifli said the two men, aged 39 and 40, were handed over to the Immigration Department for further action while the taxis they were driving were impounded to assist investigation.

He said the JPJ would submit a report to the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) so that action could be taken against owners of the vehicles for giving permission to foreigners to drive their vehicles illegally.

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17 March 2016

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‏@NST_Online

More than 200 illegal immigrants nabbed at IOI City Mall Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/133196/more-200-illegal-immigrants-nabbed-ioi-city-mall …

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By FAIRUZ MOHD SHAHAR – 17 March 2016 @ 12:46 AM

PUTRAJAYA: The Putrajaya Immigration Department nabbed more than 200 illegal foreigners at the IOI City Mall in an operation today.

In the three-hour operation, 150 food premises and about 500 foreigners were inspected.

Deputy Home Minister Masir Kujat said the illegal foreigners comprised Bangladeshis, Indonesians, Myanmar nationals and others.

“We received information that many food operators here employ foreigners. “Some were arrested for various offences including not having identification documents, overstaying and misusing their travel documents.

“Those detained will be placed at Bukit Jalil immigration detention depot for investigation and follow up action.” he said.

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Harian Metro Retweeted