Immigration confirms missing British teen entered Malaysia on June 7
SHAH ALAM: A 17-year-old British teenager, who has been reported missing, has been confirmed to have entered Malaysia through KL International Airport (KLIA) on June 7, Sinar Harian reports.
Immigration Director-General Datuk Zakaria Shaaban told the Malay language daily that a check on the records showed that the individual had arrived in Malaysia on June 7.
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