Malaysian Checkpoints and Borders Agency
Law enforcement agency
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The Malaysian Checkpoints and Borders Agency (abbr.: MCBA; Malay: Agensi Kawalan dan Perlindungan Sempadan Malaysia – AKPS; Jawi: اڬينسي كاولن دان ڤرليندوڠن سمڤادن مليسيا) is a government agency tasked at enforcing immigration, customs, quarantine and inspection, health control and veterinary inspection under the laws of Malaysia through component agencies. The agency holds jurisdiction over the air, sea, and land entry points of Malaysia. It is governed under the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency Act 2024.
| Malaysian Checkpoints and Borders Agency Agensi Kawalan dan Perlindungan Sempadan Malaysia اڬينسي كاولن دان ڤرليندوڠن سمڤادن مليسيا | |
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| Abbreviation | MCBA / AKPS |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2024 |
| Employees | >6000 (2025) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Malaysia |
| Operations jurisdiction | Malaysia |
| Primary governing body | Government of Malaysia |
| Secondary governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Putrajaya, Malaysia |
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| Website | |
| mcba | |
History
AKSEM would eventually be replaced and succeed by a new agency, which is called the Malaysian Checkpoints and Borders Agency on 18 December 2024, when the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency Act 2024 [Act 860] officially went into effect.[1] Under Act 860, the powers and jurisdiction of the new agency was expanded to encompass all land, sea, and air entry points of the country, unlike AKSEM, which was only tasked to control the land borders of Malaysia.[2][3][4][5][1]