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Authorities in Johor have detained 226 migrants and exposed a sophisticated smuggling operation where workers illegally obtained passport stamps to evade detection, with one Indonesian fishmonger operating undetected for four years.
An Indonesian domestic worker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Singapore for suffocating her 73-year-old employer's father with a pillow. The killing followed confrontation over stolen jewellery.
Johor police have arrested 11 people, including a foreign worker's employer, in connection with the death of a migrant laborer who sustained fatal head injuries. The case highlights ongoing concerns about workplace safety and migrant worker protection.
Penang's occupational safety agency is investigating the death of a Bangladeshi construction worker who fell from the 34th floor of a building under construction in Bayan Mutiara. The worker was found critically injured on a Level 9 canopy roof and later died at Penang Hospital.
The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers continues repatriating overseas Filipino workers from West Asia, though demand has slowed. Over 10,000 workers have returned home safely since tensions escalated in the region.
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Perak police have dismantled a robbery gang that preyed on migrant workers by impersonating police officers. Three local men were arrested following an incident in Manjung involving a foreign worker.
Johor immigration authorities detained 80 foreign nationals and a Malaysian human resources officer during raids on two Larkin industrial area factories, uncovering apparent breaches of employment regulations.
Police in Kuala Selangor have arrested four individuals, including a car wash operator, following an assault on a migrant worker at a vehicle cleaning facility in Taman Kiara on Wednesday.
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Rights group Tenaganita condemns the detention of 270 migrant workers in Port Klang, arguing enforcement targets vulnerable workers rather than employers who control their immigration status and profit from their labour.
Melaka's JPJ has seized 60 vehicles during Operation PEWA after inspecting 243 vehicles. The enforcement action targeted driving without valid licences, expired road tax, and missing insurance coverage.