AKPS Screening Op: 98 Bangladeshis Denied Entry Into Malaysia Via KLIA

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- A total of 98 Bangladeshis were denied entry into Malaysia during a screening operation conducted by the Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) at the International Arrival Hall, Terminal 1, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), early today.

AKPS said that the operation, which took place from 1 am to 7.30 am today, involved an inspection of 181 foreign visitors, with 98 found to have failed to comply with the country's entry requirements and were given Not To Land (NTL) notices.

"Those involved were among a group of visitors who arrived from Dhaka, Bangladesh, via an early morning flight, believed to be a way to avoid stricter checks during daytime.

"Among key reasons for refusal of entry include the use of fake hotel bookings, lack of return tickets and failure to prove sufficient financial means to stay in Malaysia," said AKPS in a statement today.

The agency informed that all the visitors involved were believed to have intended to misuse the country's entry facilities to live and work here illegally.

According to AKPS, the operation is part of ongoing efforts to maintain national security and preserve the sovereignty of the country's borders.

"AKPS stresses that control of the country's entry points will continue to be tightened with stricter monitoring operations implemented to prevent entry fraud, in addition to uncompromising action against any parties, including personnel who collude in the illegal entry of foreign nationals," the statement added.

-- BERNAMA