Authorities fined two companies BND2,000 each after raiding a staff house in Kampong Katimahar used by foreign workers and finding the conditions to be ‘unhygienic’ and threatening the cleanliness of the surrounding area.
The joint operation on Thursday was initiated by the Brunei-Muara District Office and involved the Immigration and National Registration Department and the Royal Customs and Excise Department.
The district office Licensing and Enforcement section found several offences under the Miscellaneous Act (Amendment 2021) Section 12 (1) and issued compounds to two companies, while also fining three individuals BND500 for the same offences.
Meanwhile, immigration officers also remanded a foreign national believed to have overstayed, while customs officials issued a seizure notice to three Indonesian men for having in possession cigarettes and vape. – Lyna Mohamad
