Home Ministry to submit Bidor refugee detention centre report to Cabinet in June, says Saifuddin Nasution

“PUTRAJAYA, May 19 — The Home Ministry (KDN) will present a report on the implementation of the Refugee and Asylum Seeker Special Detention Centre (PPKPPS) in Bidor, Perak, to the Cabinet next month. Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the report would be tabled in line with a directive from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during today’s National Economic Action Council (MTEN) meeting. He said he had also asked KDN deputy secretary-general (Security) Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman to prepare an urgent Cabinet note on the matter. “Next month, in the second week of June, we will submit it as a Cabinet note to our fellow ministers at the Prime Minister’s request. “The KDN will have the opportunity to provide detailed updates on this special project, which is being implemented in line with responsibilities assigned by the National Security Council under comprehensive refugee management,” he said at the Immigration Department’s Excellent Service Awards 2025 ceremony today. Saifuddin said the Bidor PPKPPS would be a game changer in Malaysia’s efforts to establish a more comprehensive refugee management system. “This major project will determine success and has the potential to be a game changer in the country’s comprehensive refugee management agenda,” he said. The KDN has previously taken proactive steps to strengthen policies on foreign nationals, including refugees and asylum seekers, through the establishment of the PPKPPS facility in Bidor. The modern facility will function not only as a screening and documentation centre, but also as a national reference hub for security screening, biometric verification, documentation, and status assessment. — Bernama

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