Register illegal foreign workers under RTK, urges Gerawat
KUCHING: Employers have been told to take advantage of the Sarawak Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK) 2.0 to register undocumented foreign workers (PATI) in the state. Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring), Datuk Gerawat Gala said RTK 2.0 has been extended in Sarawak in line with a decision taken at […]
Don’t get foreign workers illegally
KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has once again appealed to all business owners not to bring in foreign workers through illegal or unofficial means. “Doubly so when you are not sure of the backgrounds and origins of the workers that you intend to bring in via jalan tikus (illegal routes). This is […]
Mechanism to jab foreign workers, illegals
KUCHING: The federal government is working on a mechanism to ensure that all foreign workers including the illegal ones would be vaccinated, said Senior Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. “When we said everyone will be vaccinated, we are also referring to foreigners either they are registered lawfully or illegals,” he said when responding […]
Local fishing boat with illegal foreigners detained
MIRI: A local fishing boat was stopped some 13.7 nautical miles off Kuala Suai by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Tuesday (Feb 23). Miri MMEA director Capt (M) Md Fauzi Othman said a MMEA vessel stumbled upon the fishing boat while patrolling the area at 4.09pm during an ‘Ops Permai’ operation. Upon inspection, […]
One foreigner arrested, one deported in ‘Ops Benteng’ operations
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) on Thursday (Feb 18) conducted two successful ‘Ops Benteng’ operations in Lundu and Serian. In a statement, GOF said patrol teams arrested a foreign man for working illegally in the state. The foreigner was stopped by the team at around 8am, Wednesday in Jalan Salcra Undan Raso 2, Lundu. […]
625 foreign workers checked, 58 detained
KUCHING: As of today, 58 illegal foreign workers from Indonesia have been detained in Ops Jala operations. Sarawak Security and Enforcement Unit deputy director Datuk Mohamad Morshidi Mustapha said the detainees were among 668 local and 625 foreign workers from Indonesia, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, China and Myanmar checked. “To date, 22 construction sites and […]
Illegals smuggling syndicate crippled
KUCHING: A syndicate known as “Geng Adi Tailo”, known for being active in smuggling illegal foreigners into Sarawak, was believed crippled by the General Operations Force (GOF). GOF Sarawak brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said his men scored the big hit during their operation dubbed ‘Ops Benteng Covid’ held around 1pm at the parking lot […]
Sarawak to open borders to foreign workers Jan 1
KUCHING: Foreign workers will be allowed to enter and work in the state beginning on Jan 1. The committee’s chairman and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, in announcing this, said the decision was made in hopes of reducing the number of illegal immigrants entering Sarawak which had contributed to several positive Covid-19 […]
Stop bringing in illegal foreign workers
SIBU: Local Government and Housing Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee have requested the cooperation of the public to not bring in illegal foreign workers to the state as such action could facilitate the spread of Covid-19 infection. When contacted, he also regretted what happened to four Indonesian women, who were found positive for Covid-19 when […]
Stern action against employers employing illegal foreign workers
KUCHING: Stern action will be taken against employers employing illegal foreign workers following the emergence of Covid-19 positive cases among alien employees. This was announced in a statement by State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) acting chairman Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing after chairing the committee’s meeting today. During the meeting, Masing and committee members […]
