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The package is the first major take on immigration by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and would limit integration and create more detention facilities.

SEREMBAN: A 56-year-old man claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a charge of cheating a former businessman of almost RM186,000.

Reports were completed in 2019 and 2016, group says.

KUALA LUMPUR: It is best not to make any assumption about the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation into allegations of corruption involving three individuals from the Human Resources Ministry, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PUTRAJAYA: There is no need for V. Sivakumar to go on leave following the arrests of several of his officers in connection with a case involving foreign worker recruitment, says Anthony Loke.

The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) has apologised for a notice it sent to the Bangladeshi migrant community requesting they perform the Hari Raya morning prayers on April 22 at their dormitories instead of mosques. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com

PETALING JAYA: The names of three aides to V. Sivakumar, including his two senior officers, arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) have been removed from the Human Resources Ministry’s website.

PUTRAJAYA: Another officer of Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar has been arrested, believed to be in connection with a case involving the recruitment of foreign workers.

IPOH: The aide to the Human Resources Minister who was detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) did not work under M. Kulasegaran when he was the minister in 2018.

Under the new measure, the government will grant the visa to foreign applicants and introduce preferential treatment for those who meet certain conditions.