Prisons Dept allows Chinese New Year visits on Feb 12-13
This includes inmates at moral rehabilitation centres, special rehabilitation centres, special detention centres and Henry Gurney School.
Mon Feb 05 2024
Shifting children from detention depot facilitates access to education, in line with CRC
Dr Farah Nini Dusuki described the detention depot as not a conducive place for a child's mental or physical development.
Tue Apr 18 2023
Malaysia pressed to probe deaths of 150 foreigners in detention last year
Human rights groups have urged Malaysia to investigate conditions at migrant detention centres.
Thu Feb 23 2023
Prison visit by family members allowed on Deepavali
The dates for the visit also applies to the rehabilitation centres, special detention centres and the Henry Gurney School.
Fri Oct 21 2022
Detention centres: Is punishment the solution to the border-crossing issue?
Malaysian immigration authorities have been accused of causing the deaths of 149 Indonesian nationals who were subjected to allegedly brutal conditions in detention centres in Tawau, Sabah.
Thu Jun 30 2022
Six Rohingya dead, hundreds flee after riot at Malaysian detention camp
Two men, two women, a boy and a girl were killed after being hit by vehicles while trying to cross a highway.
Wed Apr 20 2022
Ecuador to pardon thousands after 118 die in worst-ever prison riot
Ecuador is planning to pardon up to 2,000 inmates in order to relieve overcrowding at its detention centres.
Sat Oct 02 2021
Seven more PLKN camps to be used as satellite prisons, detention centres
Prisons Department director-general Datuk Nordin Muhamad said seven more PLKN camps would be utilised from June 1.
Fri Mar 26 2021
At least 62 killed in Ecuadorean prison gang riots, authorities say
Moncayo says these were two groups vying for criminal leadership within the detention centres.
Wed Feb 24 2021
Malaysia says no refugees among 1,200 Myanmar nationals to be deported
Malaysia is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention and treats all arrivals without proper documentation as illegal migrants.
Tue Feb 16 2021
COVID-19: Employers need to emphasise healthcare aspects, SOP compliance - Muhyiddin
The prime minister said one of the causes of COVID-19 among foreign workers was the crammed conditions at their living quarters or temporary detention centres.
Tue Nov 10 2020
Police question activist over Facebook posting
Refuge For The Refugees director, Heidy Quah, gave her statement to the police today over her Facebook posting on alleged mistreatment of refugees at the Immigration detention centres.
Tue Jul 07 2020
5,300 Filipino immigrants "stranded" at detention centres in Sabah
About 5,300 Filipino illegal immigrants are "stranded" at temporary detention centers (PTS) in Sabah after the Philippine government refused to accept their return.
Fri Jun 05 2020
Please emulate Indonesia, Nepal and Bangladesh to take home PATI - Ismail Sabri
Please emulate Indonesia, Nepal and Bangladesh to take home PATI - Ismail Sabri
Thu May 28 2020
COVID-19: Immigration detention centres functioning as usual
A total of 238 officers are involved (quarantined at home) so they cannot come to work.
Wed May 27 2020
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024