Atipsom Act News Today

KUALA LUMPUR: The arrest of a 69-year-old woman has unveiled a harrowing case of exploitation and abuse, as an Indonesian maid was discovered locked up on the balcony of a condominium.

PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department rescued a Tanzanian national in an anti-human trafficking operation in Kuala Lumpur.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 15 — A total of 59 foreigners, including four agents, were detained in a raid in Jalan Kebun here yesterday. Shah Alam district police chief ACP Mohd Iqbal...

PORT KLANG: Four teenagers, all victims of human trafficking, have been rescued in a raid on an illegal factory in Telok Gong here.

KUALA LUMPUR: Four female Myanmar nationals, who were exploited to work at a shophouse turned entertainment outlet in Bandar Puchong, were rescued following an operation on Monday (Sept 11).

Kota Kinabalu: A retired mechanic and a Filipina were charged at the High Court here Thursday under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrant (Atipsom) Act 2007.

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has carried out a number of initiatives to curb human trafficking, even though its efforts were not reflected in the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report which ranked the country on the lowest tier.

A police officer, who was two years ago fined RM20,000 or six months’ jail for permitting an illegal Filipina to stay in his house, succeeded in his appeal against his conviction and sentence

PONTIAN: Ten illegal immigrants from Indonesia and four alleged human smugglers were arrested by the General Operations Force (GOF) during a raid in Jalan Kampung Serong Laut, Serkat, here. GOF Fifth Battalion commanding officer Supt Dimin Awang said that the raid was conducted at about 9.30am on Sunday (June 27) on a house the syndicate used to transit illegal immigrants. Those arrested consisted of five Indonesian men and five Indonesian women aged from 18 to 36 while the transporters were lo...

JOHOR BARU: A 37-year-old businessman was acquitted of a drug possession charge after a High Court here ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against him. P. Kiran Kumar was acquitted on Monday (March 1) after the court ruled that the prosecution had failed to provide credible evidence on the charge against him as well as contradictory statements made by the witnesses. According to the charge sheet, Kiran was in possession of 34.9gm of methamphetamine at a supermarke...