JITRA, March 23 — Authorities have been urged to adopt a measured approach in dealing with the rise of so-called “fake beggars” at Ramadan bazaars and mosque compounds during the fasting month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Immigration Department detained ten foreigners, including four children, who were begging in the courtyard of a mosque in Bangsar yesterday afternoon.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 6 — The Immigration Department launched an operation to clear areas in Bukit Bintang of beggars in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (October 1) and picked eight foreigners, including a woman from China, impersonating a Muslim wearing a hijab to beg.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The decision on whether to formulate a new law or improve the Destitute Persons Act 1977 to tackle the issue of beggars can only be made after the review of the act is completed next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — Some unscrupulous people are making easy money using persons with disabilities (OKU) to engage in begging activities.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — What’s going on? Perhaps that is the first question playing on people’s minds when begging activities seem to have become rampant and more aggressive especially in the Klang Valley.