00:00A 73-year-old catering company director has been fined RM10,000 for using a forged tenancy agreement to secure
00:08foreign worker quotas.
00:10Sessions Court Judge Ilmami Ahmad ordered Chua Kang Hyang to serve six months' imprisonment if he fails to pay the
00:17fine.
00:18Chua, a director of PSSB Holdings Sindirian Berhad, submitted the forged agreement under the RTK 2.0 Labor Recalibration Programme
00:27in July 2023.
00:28The document was purportedly signed by property owner Goh Leong Han.
00:34Immigration authorities approved a quota for six foreign workers before discovering the forgery.
00:40Goh denied signing the agreement or renting the premises to Chua's company.
00:45Chua was convicted under Section 471 of the Penal Code, which carries up to two years' imprisonment, a fine or
00:52both.
00:52Prosecutors sought a deterrent sentence, citing national security concerns over the entry of foreign workers.
00:59The defence requested a lower fine, citing Chua's age, early-stage dementia, heart disease and prostate cancer.
01:07His lawyer added that Chua had apologised, regretted his actions and promised not to repeat the offence.
01:13This is RMG Learning, FMT.
