82 foreign workers without valid permits nabbed
MIRI: The district’s Immigration Enforcement Unit has arrested a total of 82 foreigners for working without valid permits on Tuesday. The arrest was following a series of raids dubbed ‘Ops Gegar’ and ‘Ops Sapu’ held at reflexology centres, entertainment centres and eateries. According to the Sarawak Immigration Department, the unit’s main focus was directed at […]
Ops Jala sees 58 illegal immigrants rounded up so far
KUCHING: Fifty-eight illegal immigrants have been detained in Ops Jala operations so far. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the immigrants, detained under Section 15(1) of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act 1988 (Act 342), were now placed in quarantine centres. So far, 22 construction sites and 14 […]
459 illegal immigrants picked up in ‘Ops Sapu’
KUCHING: Authorities engaged in ‘Ops Sapu’ operations have rounded up 459 illegal immigrants so far. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said one of the issues was illegal immigrants and many had been found positive for Covid-19. “Recently, one in Sri Aman was placed in the detention centre and later […]
