Foreign workers and bosses conned over permits


Compiled by NG SI HOOI, LOSHANA K SHAGAR and A. RAMAN

A MAN claiming to be a Datuk has been cheating illegal foreign workers and their employers in Shah Alam by convincing them he can help speed up their applications for permits.

Harian Metro reported that the man, in his 60s, has claimed that he has a Datukship from the Sultan of Selangor and connections with immigration officers and the Home Ministry.

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