Dubious nightclubs charging patrons for special services too
KUALA LUMPUR: Nightclubs are charging patrons up to RM30,000 for a karaoke room which comes with the “services” of foreign women, the Immigration Department has revealed, following a raid.
The department raided a nightclub in a building near Jalan Raja Chulan here and found that it provided karaoke rooms starting at a fee of RM4,000 and up to RM30,000, complete with the services of foreign women.
“We raided the nine-floor entertainment centre at the 21-storey building following complaints from members of the public who claimed there were suspected illegal activities at the premises,” department deputy director- general (operations) Jafri Embok Taha told reporters shortly after the operation ended early yesterday morning.
He said the department arrested 213 foreigners for various immigration-related offences.
Out of the number, 109 were women and 104 men, he added.
He said the raid dubbed Ops Gegar was conducted in collaboration with Melaka Immigration, which brought a total of 30 officers to assist 18 Kuala Lumpur Immigration officers, Bernama reported.
It is understood that this premises only offers online booking to customers and does not allow “walk-in” guests.
Jafri said those detained were mainly Chinese, while the rest were from Cambodia, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Kitts and Nevis, while the rest were locals, all aged between 20 and 60.
He said among the offences committed were misuse of visit passes and not having valid travel documents.
All those arrested were taken to the Kuala Lumpur Immigration office for further action under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Regulation 39(b), Immigration Regulations 1963.
“The owners of the premises will also be subject to action because they are suspected of harbouring and employing immigrants under Section 55B of the Immigration Act 1959/63,” he added.
