A cunning attempt by a Sri Lankan syndicate to use the identity of a child to obtain a Malaysian passport was foiled by the Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department at UTC Pudu Immigration Office, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday (01 Oct), foreign media reported. Kuala Lumpur Immigration director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said in the 10.15 am incident, a Sri Lankan man came with a local woman claiming to be his mother to apply for a first-time child passport under the 10-year-old category, Bernama reports. “Suspicion arose when immigration officers noticed the man’s physical appearance was far older than the age…
Immigration thwarts Sri Lankan syndicate’s attempt to obtain Malaysian passport
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