Four Myanmar nationals arrested over receipt with derogatory words
Police are looking into various angles in their investigations as this case involved a sensitive issue, said Datuk Hamzah Ahmad.
Thu May 23 2024
Civil servant among four arrested for impersonating cops, robbing foreign workers
The suspects robbed the Myanmar nationals of their wallets, mobile phones and UNHCR cards and subsequently fled.
Mon May 20 2024
12-month old baby among 12 beggars detained in Kota Tinggi
The baby girl was among 12 individuals, all of whom believed to be Myanmar nationals, were arrested in an Operation on illegal immigrants.
Mon Apr 17 2023
Malaysia court lifts stay on deportation of 114 Myanmar nationals
Concerns arise among rights groups as Myanmar nationals would be sent back to their strife-torn homeland amid threats to their safety.
Tue Dec 13 2022
Policemen, firemen among over 400 Myanmar nationals seeking shelter in India
The policemen said they had fled because they feared persecution after refusing to obey the military junta's orders to shoot protesters.
Tue Mar 16 2021
AGC objects to NGOs' application to challenge govt's decision on Myanmar refugees
"The applicants are also not the parties affected by the decision of the respondent to send the Myanmar nationals back to their country of origin."
Wed Feb 24 2021
Malaysia deports 1,086 Myanmar nationals, despite court-ordered stay
The returnees were sent back on three Myanmar navy ships and did not include ethnic Rohingya refugees or asylum-seekers.
Tue Feb 23 2021
Malaysia court allows temporary stay of deportation of 1,200 Myanmar nationals
The stay was granted until 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, when the court will hear the groups' application for judicial review to suspend the deportation.
Tue Feb 23 2021
Malaysia to deport Myanmar asylum-seekers next week, refugee groups say
Nearly 100 asylum-seekers are among 1,200 Myanmar nationals Malaysia plans to send home next week.
Fri Feb 19 2021
Malaysia says no refugees among 1,200 Myanmar nationals to be deported
Malaysia is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention and treats all arrivals without proper documentation as illegal migrants.
Tue Feb 16 2021
No UNHCR card holders, Rohingyas involved in repatriation - Immigration DG
The repatriation programme for Myanmar nationals to return to their country on Feb 23 does not involve UNHCR cardholders or people of Rohingya ethnicity.
Mon Feb 15 2021
Five Myanmar nationals nabbed for alleged robbery at Selayang market
All the suspects, aged between 17 and 29, were picked up at a house in Selayang, barely 24 hours, after the incident following a tip-off.
Tue Sep 12 2017
42 forced labour victims rescued in Kerian
The police have rescued 42 Myanmar nationals believed to be victims of forced labour exploitation in a raid on an automobile spare parts factory.
Wed May 17 2017
Two traders claim trial to trafficking Myanmar nationals
Two batik cloth traders claimed trial in the Magistrate's Court here today to a charge of trafficking six Myanmar nationals last month.
Fri Mar 03 2017
Issuing of UNHCR card to Myanmar nationals should be reviewed
Issuing of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) card to Myanmar nationals needed to be reviewed, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim.
Tue Dec 06 2016