However, it is shocking that “Until June 2026, 128 Myanmar nationals of Rohingya ethnicity, comprising 127 adult men and one adult woman, were transferred to PPKPPS (Special Detention Centre for Refugees and Asylum Seekers) Bidor, Perak.
“Following the status determination process, 78 individuals comprising 77 men and one woman have been approved as refugees under the RRD programme.
“The release process will only be carried out after all related procedures have been completed,” he (Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail) said. (Malay Mail, July 9)
The registration process must be expedited.
Legislation needed
Malaysia is home to more than 215,000 asylum seekers and refugees (not including those still being processed for recognition). (Malay Mail, June 23)
Until the Immigration Act is amended or new laws enacted, the present Act treats foreigners as...