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Update: The Malaysia Club Jakarta President Ch’ng Chin Hon has issued a noice to its members to ensure that their visa documentation is in order. Here’s his note:

Dear All,

Further to our message on security measures, we would like to advice that conditions remain sensitive.

Last Friday, three Malaysians have been detained by immigration officers in Bogor for allegedly working in Indonesia without work permits. After being detained for several days in the immigration office, they were transferred to a prison in Bogor last night. We are currently working to find a solution to this matter and to secure their release as soon as possible.

 We would like to advise and remind all Malaysians who are in Indonesia for business or working arrangements to have the proper documentation to prevent any un-necessary problems here. Please make sure that those who are on KITAS here that the KITAS is only one of several documents required for you to stay here. Please make sure you have a complete list of the documents. We will be putting up this list on the www.malaysiaclubjakarta.com site soon. Thank you.

Best regards,

Chin Hon

Antara reports that three Malaysians have been arrested for visa violation. Unspun understands that several parties in the Malaysian community including Embassy officials are trying to secure their release. One party said there was “more to it” than a straight-forward arrest for visa violation.

Immigration office arrests three Malaysians for visa violation

BOGOR, West Java (Antara): The Bogor Immigration Office has arrested three Malaysians, identified as The Choong Eng (53), Yap Yuen Loy (43) and Tee Kok Khing (31), for violating their visas, an official said.
“The three Malaysians used their tourist visas to work for a company in Bogor. They worked in the quality control division of PT Mastrotto Indonesia in Sentul, Bogor,” said the head of the Bogor Immigration Office, Ibrahim Saleh, on Monday.
Ibrahim said the three were arrested last Friday as they attempted to extend their temporary visas.
Foreigners working in Indonesia are required to have a work visa from the Immigration Office and a work permit issued by the Manpower Ministry. They also have to pay income tax, said Ibrahim.
He said the Bogor Immigration Office was processing the case files of the three Malaysians, which will be sent to the local prosecutor’s office when completed.