Malaysia detains 15 Bangladeshis

Malaysian Immigration Department detained 89 foreigners of eight nationalities including 15 Bangladeshis for various immigration offences in a raid at a plywood factory in Kedah state yesterday, reports The Star Online of Malaysia.
Department director Mohamad Yusri Hashim said the foreigners arrested comprised 26 Nepalis, 21 Indonesians, 21 Vietnamese, 15 Bangladeshis, two Chinese nationals, two Pakistanis, a Cambodian and a Myanmar national.
Yusri said the Chinese nationals tried to escape but were arrested shortly afterwards. “It is believed that they were employed as technicians to repair the factory’s plywood processing machines which were made in China.”

Malaysia detains 15 Bangladeshis

Malaysian Immigration Department detained 89 foreigners of eight nationalities including 15 Bangladeshis for various immigration offences in a raid at a plywood factory in Kedah state yesterday, reports The Star Online of Malaysia. Department director Mohamad Yusri Hashim said the foreigners arrested comprised 26 Nepalis, 21 Indonesians, 21 Vietnamese, 15 Bangladeshis, two Chinese nationals, two Pakistanis, a Cambodian and a Myanmar national. Yusri said the Chinese nationals tried to escape but were arrested shortly afterwards. It is believed that they were employed as technicians to repair the factorys plywood processing machines which were made in China.