'Ministry of Home Affairs' Stories

MoHA proposes $136 million budget as it moves ahead with digitalisation plans Key labour and immigration services will go online

March 11, 2023

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has tabled a $136.5 million budget for the 2023/34 fiscal year, a 6.3%…

MoHA finalising plans to impose foreign worker levy Employers will be penalised for not meeting the ratio of locals in new labour regulations

March 21, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) is finalising plans to impose a levy on employers who do not meet…

90% of government-owned buildings failed fire safety checks The Legislative Council was one of the buildings that did not meet fire safety requirements

March 21, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — A large number of government-owned buildings have failed fire safety inspections, including the Legislative Council (LegCo) building, YB Siti…

Home affairs ministry allocates funds to revitalise BSB Building owners owe government $54 million in property taxes as ministry expected to get 2% budget increase

March 19, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Home Affairs has earmarked funds to rehabilitate Bandar Seri Begawan after tabling a total budget of…

‘Women should be able to become village heads’ LegCo member asked the home affairs ministry to review eligibility requirements that exclude women from filling the role

March 19, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – A member of the Legislative Council (LegCo) has proposed that the Ministry of Home Affairs review eligibility requirements for…

MoHA to expedite process of hiring foreign workers Ministry outlines 2021 plans to LegCo members, including the possibility of granting parole to convicts

January 18, 2021

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — The home affairs ministry is setting up a new system that promises to improve the processing of work permits…

MoHA gets 12% hike in budget The ministry will expand the immigration department's booking system to other districts

March 14, 2019

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed a $131.2 million budget for the 2019/2020 fiscal year, a 12 per…

So you want to be a ketua kampung? Here’s the full list of vacancies The Home Affairs ministry will kick off a roadshow for mass recruitment on Oct 1

September 27, 2018

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) will be kicking off roadshows for the mass recruitment of mukim penghulu and village head…

Home Affairs minister urges citizens to participate in village elections Voter turnout should be no less than a third of registered voters, according to regulations

September 25, 2018

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Minister of Home Affairs has urged more people to get involved in local government by participating in the election…

Youth leaders wanted to breathe new life into local gov’t As many as 169 village head, mukim penghulu positions available

September 22, 2018

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — More than 150 grassroots leader positions will be available as many of the country’s village heads and mukim penghulus will soon go…

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