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The Op Benteng to combat entry of illegal immigrants under the National Task Force (NTF) will end in June this year, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin

JOHOR BARU: The smuggling syndicate linked to the boat capsize incident off Tanjung Balau, Kota Tinggi, on Dec 15, 2021, in which 21 illegal immigrants died has been identified.

KUALA LUMPUR: Criticism of security forces especially the Armed Forces supposedly being late in providing aid for flood victims in Selangor are unjustified, says a retired military officer.

JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Mari­time Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has identified eastern Johor waters as the main route for illegal immigrants to enter the country.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry has achieved all of its key performance indicators (KPIs), including its efforts to combat Covid-19, in the 100 days since Sept 1, says its minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.

JOHOR BARU: A human-trafficking ring which had been active for the past eight months was crippled with the arrest of 12 suspects, including one of the syndicate’s masterminds.

KOTA TINGGI: The Armed Forces arrested 45 illegal Indonesian immigrants during Ops Benteng on Sunday (Nov 28) and Monday (Nov 29).

A TOTAL of 813 illegals, believed to be from the Philippines, have been detained under Ops Benteng in Sabah between May 1 last year and Oct 29 this year, says Datuk Jonathan Yasin.

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 813 illegal immigrants believed to be from the Philippines were detained during Ops Benteng in Sabah from May 1 last year to Oct 29 this year, says Deputy Home Minister II Datuk Jonathan Yasin.

GEORGE TOWN: Fourteen Thai citizens on a local fishing vessel were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Tuesday (Oct 19).