27 Bangladeshi workers held over passport tampering bids


KUALA LUMPUR: A group of foreigners has been detained for attempting to alter information on their passports while registering for the Second Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK 2.0), says Immigration Department director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

A local woman believed to be a representative of the foreign workers' employer was also detained, he said.

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