Bukit kayu hitam: The Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) denied entry to 28 foreign nationals at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex between April 1 and 11. Bukit Kayu Hitam AKPS commander SAC Fauzi Mohd Yusof stated that these individuals, aged between their 20s and 40s, failed to meet the requirements as tourists, including not having return tickets and being unable to provide a clear purpose of travel to Immigration officers.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, 14 of the individuals were Indian nationals, comprising 13 men and one woman. Some of them were also listed in the department's suspicion list, barring them from entering Malaysia. Furthermore, five Thai nationals were turned away due to using damaged passports and failing to meet the country's entry requirements.

Two Bangladeshi men were denied entry as current departmental directives do not permit them to use land entry points. Nationals from Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Indonesia were also refused entry due to various non-compliance issues with the stipulated entry requirements. All individuals were instructed to return to the last country they departed from.

Fauzi emphasized that his team will continue to tighten controls at the country's entry points to ensure compliance with immigration rules. He affirmed that strict action will be taken against any individual attempting to misuse the country's immigration facilities.