The screening of Syrian refugees to enter and be accepted into Malaysia will be conducted by a special taskforce in efforts to check militant and terrorist threats.
Deputy Home Minister Masir Kujat said among the security measures being taken by the government was to ensure these refugees were free from terrorism ideology and did not undermine national security.
"A temporary migrants placement special taskforce headed by the Home Ministry and comprising various government agencies has been formed to ensure the implementation of this programme in line with the existing laws," he said when winding up on the Supply Bill 2016 for his ministry in the Dewan Negara
today.
He said the taskforce had set up tight security screening and vetting process to ensure the refugees did not bring in any beliefs and ideologies on terrorism that has spread throughout the world.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak recently announced the government's policy to accept 3,000 Syrians who are victims of war and conflict in their country over the next three years.
Meanwhile Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim when winding up the bill for his ministry said the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)'s assets would be increased.
This is to enable the agency to conduct more patrols to curb intrusion by foreign vessels such as the Chinese coast guard ships in Beting Patinggi Ali, about 80 nautical miles from Tanjung Baram, Sarawak.
Shahidan said MMEA and the Royal Malaysian Navy would also conduct ongoing patrols ever since such intrusion was detected in Malaysian waters in the South China Sea on September 4, 2013.
He said a comprehensive approach through diplomatic channels and negotiations with China to resolve the intrusion problems arising from overlapping claims in the waters concerned was also being taken.
Bernama
Mon Dec 14 2015
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