He said apart from knowing the true number of foreigners residing in the state, the data collected on all would also ensure that they had valid documents theSun theSundaily immigrants borders Malaysia Data Digital government
: Sabah’s seemingly endless illegal immigrant problems can soon be resolved through digital data collection, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
“The next phase after data digitalisation is focusing on document standardisation to ensure that all those in Sabah are properly documented,” he said when officiating the closing ceremony of the Sabah zone ‘Kita Demi Negara’ programme organised by the Home Ministry which was attended by its Minister, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin at the Likas Sports Complex today.
He said Sabah, as the second largest state in Malaysia, and with a long coastal area and over 40 islands, was exposed to all kinds of threats, among them illegal immigrants, intrusions by foreign fishermen, international borders and citizenship issues.
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