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  "id": 15096471,
  "title": "190 foreigners held in Pudu entertainment centre raid early today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/190-foreigners-held-in-pudu-entertainment-centre-raid-early-today",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T01:45:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/17/190-foreigners-held-in-pudu-entertainment-centre-raid-early-today"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the morning of today, immigration officials in Kuala Lumpur detained 190 foreigners and two locals at an entertainment centre in Pudu, following complaints of disturbances to public order. Deputy Immigration Director-General Basri Othman stated that the establishment was situated just 10 meters away from a mosque. The centre reportedly offered multiple rooms for entertainment, with each room accommodating 50 to 60 individuals.\n\nBasri revealed that 99 men and 91 women, aged between 20 and 41 years, were taken into custody. Out of the 99 men, 188 were Indonesian nationals, while the remaining two were from Bangladesh and India. The two local men detained were believed to be the owner and caretaker of the entertainment centre.\n\nMany of the detainees had overstayed their visas and lacked valid travel documents. Immigration officials suspected that immoral activities might have been occurring at the centre, as evidence was found in the form of condoms. All individuals detained were subsequently transferred to an immigration detention facility for further documentation and investigation.",
  "summary": "Most of those detained were Indonesians.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "190 foreigners held in Pudu entertainment centre raid early today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/190-foreigners-held-in-pudu-entertainment-centre-raid-early-today-15097409",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "190 foreigners, two Malaysians held in Pudu entertainment centre raid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/190-foreigners-two-malaysians-held-in-pudu-entertainment-centre-raid",
        "published": "2026-10-17T02:02:26.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Immigration raid on Pudu entertainment centre nets 190 foreigners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/immigration-raid-on-pudu-entertainment-centre-nets-190-foreigners",
        "published": "2026-10-17T04:47:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Immigration detains 190 foreigners, two locals in Pudu entertainment centre crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/immigration-detains-190-foreigners-two-locals-in-pudu-entertainment",
        "published": "2026-10-17T05:00:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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