Immigration Department deputy director-general (operations) Datuk Lokman Effendi Ramli said enforcement and monitoring will be enforced at Ramadan bazaars nationwide to ensure business premises are free from illegal immigrants. NSTP/ AHMAD UKASYAHKAJANG: The Immigration Department will intensify enforcement and monitoring at Ramadan bazaars nationwide to ensure business premises are free from illegal immigrants. On overall statistics, Lokman Effendi said that from Jan 1 until yesterday, the department had conducted 1,700 enforcement operations nationwide, inspecting a total of 27,000 foreign nationals. Of that total, 6,200 people were detained for various immigration offences, with the majority coming from Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and China. "During the same period, 230 employers were also detained for violating provisions under the Immigration Act," he said.

Source: New Strait Times February 14, 2026 06:09 UTC