{
  "id": 18856662,
  "title": "114 foreigners detained in Penang entertainment centre raids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/114-foreigners-detained-in-penang-entertainment-centre-raids",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T03:52:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1573196/114-foreigners-detained-penang-entertainment-centre-raids"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The New Straits Times reports that 114 foreigners, including 10 men, were detained in Penang during raids on two entertainment centres on February 1st. The Penang Immigration Department conducted joint operations with headquarters, arresting 64 individuals at an entertainment centre in Jalan Keranji, Taman Mutiara and 50 at another premises in Jalan Kulim, Taman Machang Bubok for various immigration offences. The detained included 44 Thai women, 14 Laotian women, two Laotian transgender women, two Myanmar men, and one man each from Bangladesh and Nepal at the first location, while at the second location, 29 Thai women, 14 Laotian women, one Vietnamese woman, and six Myanmar men were detained. The department emphasized its commitment to strengthening enforcement and intensifying compliance with immigration laws to safeguard national sovereignty and security.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}