SME Malaysia gets complaints from foreign companies against Immigration authorities at KLIA
KUALA LUMPUR: The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (SME Malaysia) has received complaints lodged by foreign companies against the Immigration Department at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
SME Malaysia president Ding Hong Sing said many investors and entrepreneurs abroad claimed that the Immigration authorities arbitrarily detained them and their employees.
"Their smartphones are confiscated and they are told to contact the employer to pay the middleman to be released.
"There are also cases where workers have remained detained for several days even though a return ticket to their country of origin has been purchased.
"This resulted in foreign companies that have employees who are constantly commuting between Malaysia and their country of origin to find an agent and pay for 'convenience'," he said in a statement.
Lauding the move by a Cabinet minister to expose corruption cases by the immigration officers at KLIA, he urged the government to address the issue seriously.
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/...nst-immigration
KUALA LUMPUR: The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (SME Malaysia) has received complaints lodged by foreign companies against the Immigration Department at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
SME Malaysia president Ding Hong Sing said many investors and entrepreneurs abroad claimed that the Immigration authorities arbitrarily detained them and their employees.
"Their smartphones are confiscated and they are told to contact the employer to pay the middleman to be released.
"There are also cases where workers have remained detained for several days even though a return ticket to their country of origin has been purchased.
"This resulted in foreign companies that have employees who are constantly commuting between Malaysia and their country of origin to find an agent and pay for 'convenience'," he said in a statement.
Lauding the move by a Cabinet minister to expose corruption cases by the immigration officers at KLIA, he urged the government to address the issue seriously.
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/...nst-immigration
