Couple charged with employing foreign workers without permit


GEORGE TOWN: A couple pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court here Wednesday (March 12) on charges of employing 30 foreign workers from Indonesia without valid passes or permits.

Chong Chen Huei, 48, and Indonesian Puji Astutiningsih, 51 were charged under Section 55B of the Immigration Act 1959/63, Act 155 and Section 34 of the Penal Code for committing the offence at a house at 34, Lorong Tembaga, Jelutong, Penang on Feb 27 this year.

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