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  "id": 15097409,
  "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",
  "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 early hours of today, immigration authorities in Kuala Lumpur detained 190 foreigners and two locals at an entertainment center in Pudu following public complaints. The center was situated just 10 meters away from a mosque, reported Bernama.\n\nDeputy Director-General of Enforcement from the Immigration Department, Basri Othman, disclosed that the center housed multiple rooms, with 50 to 60 individuals crammed into each. The detainees encompassed 99 men and 91 women aged between 20 and 41. Out of the 99 men, 188 were identified as Indonesians, while two were from Bangladesh and India.\n\nMost of the detainees were reported to have overstayed their visas and lacked valid travel documents. Othman suspected that immoral activities might have been taking place at the center, as evidence of condoms was discovered during the raid. All the detained individuals were subsequently transferred to an immigration detention facility for documentation and further 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",
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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",
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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",
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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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