A separate laboratory under the National Key
Result Areas (NKRA) for Sabah and Sarawak will be formed soon to deliberate on
the possible solution to the problem of illegal immigrants, particularly in
Sabah, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok
said here today.
He said the inclusion of the issue of illegal immigrants in the NKRA for the
two states underlined the seriousness of the federal government in addressing
the problem once and for all.
"Whatever avenue can be utilised should be used for this purpose and it's
very beneficial but we need inputs from all on what actions need to be taken (to
solve the perennial problem)," he told reporters after attending a Chinese New
Year open house hosted by State Assistant Minister of Finance and Moyog
assemblyman Donald Mojuntin at the Penampang Community Hall, here.
Dompok, who is also United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation
(UPKO) president, was asked to comment on the call by Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS)
president Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan yesterday for inclusion of
immigration matters and the creation of more job opportunities in the NKRA for
Sabah and Sarawak.
In making the call, Pairin said the NKRA Pemandu (Performance Management and
Delivery Unit) Committee on the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) in
Sabah and Sarawak should conduct research on the need to protect the immigration
powers of the two states.
There was a need for such a move as Sabah, in particular, was still
grappling with the problem of illegal immigrants, said Pairin, who is a Sabah
deputy chief minister.
agreed to facilitate five laboratories -- covering education, economy,
infrastructure, social development, and land and legal matters -- to help
enhance bumiputera development in the two states.
news courtesy of Malaysian Digest
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