Belait Tailor Shops, 'Dhobis' Come Under Immigration Checks
By Liza Mohd

Bandar Seri Begawan - An Indian national was arrested by Belait - immigration Enforcement officers during an inspection on Thursday morning, after he was found to have been working in the country with an expired employment pass.

The 50-year-old man was apprehended during an inspection on a business premise in Kampong Lumut for failing to produce any self-identification documents, and was brought to the office for further investigation on was work pass status.

The Immigration officers discovered that the suspect's work pass had expired two days ago, breaching Chapter 15(1) of the Immigration Act and will be brought to court to face charges.

A team of five Belait Immigration Enforcement officers led by a Senior Immigration Officer conducted an operation codenamed "Ops Berkas 103/ 2006". The operation targeted twelve business operations focusing on tailoring and 'dhobi' or laundry shops at several locations in Kampong Sungai Liang, Lumutand Seria.

During an inspection on a business premise in Kampong Lumut, three foreign workers -two Indonesians and an Indianwere issued with special passes requiring them to report to the Belait Immigration Enforcement Section for further clarification of their passports.

A gardener was also scrutinised and issued with a special pass, during the operation. According to a tip-off from the public, the gardener was allegedly multi-tasking-overseeing the gardening whilst also selling gardening products.

Meanwhile, in a separate inspection on a tailoring store in Seria, enforcement officers-issued special passes to four foreign workers for further inspection and clarification of their documents.

The continuous series of operations is being carried out to detect Immigration offenders and to ensure all foreign workers abide by the law and conditions stipulated in their respective Immigration work passes.

Inspections were carried out on some 30 foreign workers from India, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia during yesterday's four-hour operation that began at 8.40am.

The Immigration Department once again reminded employers to provide their workers with photocopies of important documents such as passports and identity cards in case of inspections.

The Enforcement Section will continue to patrol and conduct continuous operations to locate and arrest suspected Immigration offenders.

Members of the public who have any information relating to Immigration offenders can call directly at the hotline numbers 3331879/3341938 or 2383555/2383777. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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