Putrajaya has directed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to temporarily halt all refugee registrations pending a restructuring of the government’s management system via the Refugee Registration Document (DPP) programme. 

According to The Star, Deputy Foreign Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni told the Dewan Negara today that the decision was made to ensure that the management and registration of refugees in the nation are executed in a more orderly manner under government supervision. 

He added that...