B4G programme: Illegal immigrants crowd Penang immigration office
Malaysia hosts a large number of foreign workers from various neighbouring countries. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Penang Immigration director Muhamad Husni Mahmud said they expected a large number of foreigners to apply for the programme and opened all the counters to process their applications from yesterday until Dec 31. However, Muhammad Husni said that if there was more than that amount of applications, they would still receive and process them on the same day to prevent any delays for the foreigners involved.
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