Illegal immigrant talks to begin between Malaysia, Bangladesh and Myanmar
Datuk Alwi Ibrahim, the Home Ministry (KDN) secretary-general, said that the ministry found evidence of people smuggling as many migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar want to escape to Malaysia.
He also mentioned that Thailand will also be invited to join the discussion as many cases of smuggling migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar are carried out via the Malaysia and Thailand border.
Since May 10, 61 children, 104 women and 993 men totalling 1,158 illegal immigrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh have reportedly landed in Langkawi. From this total, 672 were people from Bangladesh and 486 were from Myanmar.
Mohamad Yusri Hashim, Kedah Immigration Department’s director, said in a statement that some 300 of these illegal immigrants have already been transported from the island by trucks and jetties to Sik’s Belantik Immigration Detention Depot. He added that they were placed in custody under the Immigration Act’s Section 6(1)(c) and that the remaining illegal immigrants will be transported to this depot in stages.
Related Stories:
- Expats in Spain now bereft of TV streaming as ITP declared illegal - June 28, 2020
- Breaking cultural barriers as an expat professional in Myanmar - May 21, 2020
- Teaching English in Myanmar for a unique expat experience - May 15, 2020
- Myanmar loosens up on visa extensions for expat professionals - March 24, 2020
- New Brit expats in Spain urged to watch out for illegal housing developments - January 20, 2020
- How to work with Burmese colleagues during your Myanmar relocation - August 27, 2019
- Portugal still welcoming expat retirees, investors and immigrants - August 14, 2019
- Defining the difference between expats and immigrants - August 30, 2018
- Landmark UAE case convicts IFA of working illegally - March 12, 2018
- Expatriates working in Myanmar overjoyed with their disposable incomes - December 13, 2017
Latest News:
- Tips on a trouble-free relocation as an expat overseas - July 20, 2020
- Expats find peace in the covid-19 refuge of Dahab town - July 20, 2020
- Is Kuwaitization the unintended result of the oil price crash? - July 20, 2020
- Expats unhappy abut changes to Korean points-based visa system - July 17, 2020
- Chiang Mai and Bangkok no longer bargain locations for expats - July 17, 2020
- Expats in Malaysia still banned from overseas travel - July 17, 2020
- Vietnam welcomes expats to its safe, affordable lifestyle - July 16, 2020
- Asian tiger economies reach out to expats in Hong Kong - July 16, 2020
- HSBC Asia to cut back on internal expat relocations - July 16, 2020
- Tips on integrating for newly-arrived expats - July 15, 2020