KUALA LUMPUR: A foreign-­owned beauty clinic in Bukit Bintang, believed to be operating illegally, was raided, resulting in 15 undocumented foreigners being nabbed. It is learnt that the beauty clinic was operating without a valid licence from the Health Ministry. Immigration Department director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said a total of 18 individuals were inspected during the raid. “Investigations showed that the clinic offered facial and body beauty treatments using foreign workers who had entered the country on social visit passes. All the foreign nationals detained are being investigated under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Regulation 39(b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963.

Source: The Star February 05, 2026 04:17 UTC