LABUAN: The Immigration Department has started enforcing exit and entry control checks for all visitor movement between the Federal Territory of Labuan and Sabah, to tighten border control.
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 79,000 phone scam cases which resulted in RM2.51bil in losses have been reported from January 2018 to Sept 15, 2022, the Dewan Rakyat was told.
The Home Affairs Ministry has decided on a political will approach in tackling undocumented immigrant issues in Sabah.
Its Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said rather than imposing his own ideas, their approach now is different.
“I have already asked the State Government to sit down with politicians from all parties in this country, especially in Sabah, and come to a decision on which way to go,” he told a media conference after his Townhall session in conjunction with the Ministry’s “Kita Demi Negara” roadshow at the Kota Kinabalu Sports Complex, Sunday.
“I do not want to come out with my own strategy when they themselves do not want to accept, so the only way is for them to come up with a strategy and tell me, and from there we will do it together,” he said.
He said the State Government as well as the security enforcement are both responsible for maintaining security