LABUAN: From May 2, those travelling to and from the duty-free-island here via the Labuan Airport will be subjected to a full immigration check. Labuan immigration director Ahmad Ali said the implementation of the immigration check was in line with the government's effort to preserve national sovereignty. He said that since 2014, more than 300 cases under the Immigration Act, Passport Act and National Registration Department Act had been committed at the Labuan Airport. "However, following a number of arrests involving those who travelled via Labuan Airport, we applied for a full immigration check of domestic travellers at the airport, which has been approved," he added. Ahmad said the immigration check on travellers via Labuan Airport had not been conducted since December 2009, in line with the Immigration (Exemption) Order for the Sabah and Sarawak sector (Free Flow).

Source: The Star April 27, 2017 13:18 UTC