Theft reported at Ahmad Zahid’s daughter’s house

Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic) today confirmed that the house of his eldest daughter, Nurul Hidayah, at Country Heights in Kajang, was burgled.

He, however, said there were no signs of a break-in.

"Yes (there was theft), items were missing, but the door was not broken, no broken windows either," he told reporters after launching the Malaysian Community Crime Care (MCCC) here.

Kajang police chief, ACP Abdul Rashid Abdul Wahab, when contacted by Bernama confirmed receiving a report on the incident and said among items reported stolen were two watches and RM1,000 cash.

Nurul Hidayah, 35, is the vice-president of the Public Relations Division of Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad and is also active in community service and politics.

Asked to comment on a newspaper report that claimed 95% of maids entering the country used illegal agents, Ahmad Zahidi said the report was inaccurate.

"There is a possibility that maid recruitment companies are registered with the Malaysian Immigration Department and the Ministry of Human Resources but misconstrued as illegal agents," he said.

He said the process of hiring a maid, either through an agent or individually, and every application including Journey Performed Visa (JP Visa) done by the individual was monitored and has to go through several screening processes before being approved. – Bernama