Farik Zolkepli
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UNHCR card holders still subject to immigration laws, says Malaysia’s Immigration Department Chief (opens the original)
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KUALA LUMPUR – Refugees holding valid United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cards remain subject to Malaysia’s immigration laws and can face action for offences other than those specifically exempted, says Datuk Zakaria Shaaban. The Immigration director-general was clarifying reports on the status of Rohingya nationals holding UNHCR cards following remarks attributed to him. “I never issued the statement that Rohingya nationals were not illegal immigrants. “Refugees with valid UN
36 Malaysians still uncontactable in China, 55 in Nepal: foreign ministry (opens the original)
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KUALA LUMPUR – The number of Malaysians reported as uncontactable following floods and landslides in Nepal as well as related travel disruptions in China remains at 91, says the Foreign Ministry. Wisma Putra said 36 Malaysians remain uncontactable in China, while another 55 have yet to be contacted in Nepal. “We have taken note of reports by authorities in Xizang, China, that three Malaysians are among foreign nationals currently unaccounted for following a mudslide at Gyirong Port on Aug 26. “H
Malaysia seizes US$29M in assets, arrests 99 in mining crackdown (opens the original)
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KUALA LUMPUR – Bukit Aman has uncovered 24 illegal mining sites and arrested 99 people in a nationwide operation targeting illegal extraction activities involving minerals such as gold, coal, sand and kaolin, with seizures valued at nearly RM119mil. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (KDNKA) director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the operation, dubbed Ops Gali Mega, was carried out nationwide from Aug 19 to 23 to curb increasingly serious illegal mining activ
Body found in aircraft wheel well at Kuala Lumpur airport (opens the original)
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KUALA LUMPUR – The body of an unidentified man was found inside the wheel well of an aircraft at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 (KLIA2) on Thursday (Aug 27). The victim was discovered in a decomposed state at about 6.55am in the wheel well of a flight from Tokyo, Japan, which landed at about 6.30am. It is learnt that the body was found by engineering personnel tasked with opening the aircraft’s wheel well, who detected a foul smell coming from the compartment. An inspection of the
Synthetic drugs drive surge in mental health cases among young Malaysians (opens the original)
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KUALA LUMPUR – The rise in dual diagnosis cases involving synthetic drug abuse among young Malaysians is turning into a public health and national security crisis, says Datuk Ruslin Jusoh. The warning by the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) director-general comes amid a sharp increase in synthetic drug abuse cases among inmates who are also suffering from mental health disorders linked to drug use. “It is no longer merely an issue of substance abuse. It is developing into a public health and nat
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