ALOR SETAR: The Border Control and Protection Agency denied entry to 28 foreign nationals at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex between April 1 and April 11.
Bukit Kayu Hitam Border Control commander SAC Fauzi Mohd Yusof said 14 of the individuals were Indian nationals, comprising 13 men and one woman.
He said the individuals, aged between their 20s and 40s, were denied entry after failing to meet tourism requirements.
These included not having return tickets and being unable to provide a clear purpose of travel to Immigration officers.
"In addition, some of them were listed in the department’s suspicion list and were not allowed to enter Malaysia,” he said in a statement on Sunday (April 12).
According to him, five Thai nationals were denied entry after being found with damaged passports and failing to meet entry requirements.
Two Bangladeshi men were also denied entry as they were not allowed to use land entry points in accordance with current departmental directives.
He said the remaining cases involved nationals from Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Indonesia.
They were refused entry due to various non-compliance issues with the stipulated requirements.
All the individuals were instructed to return to the last country they departed from.
Fauzi said his team will continue to tighten controls at entry points to ensure only visitors who meet requirements are allowed in.
"Strict action will continue to be taken against any individual who attempts to misuse the country’s immigration facilities,” he said. - Bernama
