BATU PAHAT, April 22 -- A 71-year-old man and a 43-year-old Indonesian single mother have each been fined RM3,000 after pleading guilty to unlawfully confining two Indonesian migrants and illegally retaining their passports.

Ker Peng Hoe and Hartati Agostoni were charged before Magistrate Arun Noval Dass under Section 340 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 342 read together with Section 34 of the same code, Berita Harian reported.

The pair were accused of wrongfully confining two Indonesian women at a shophouse in Taman Flora Utama here between 9 am and 8.30 pm on April 19.

On the second charge, both were accused of possessing the victims' passports, with the offences taking place at the Batu Pahat District Police Headquarters...