PORT DICKSON – The Immigration Department will station more officers at key entry points in Kuala Lumpur and Johor, based on necessity, to reduce congestion.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said, initially, 100 officers who ended their training today will be stationed at strategic locations, including the Sultan Iskandar Building and Sultan Abu Bakar Complex in Johor, while another 100 officers will be assigned to Kuala Lumpur International Airport and klia2 from tomorrow.
“Most importantly, we will assign them to those locations as there were shortages previously in terms of assignment… I’m optimistic their assignments will solve the issue of congestion at entry points.
“We have 140 entry points, so we can add more at other points as we are determined to reduce congestion at strategic entry points, so of course the action of assigning them there is a priority compared to other areas,” he told reporters after attending an end-of-training ceremony at the Immigration Academy here today.
The 200 officers are drawn from 222 staff who finished their training today, and the remainder will be assigned to the Putrajaya security and passport division, the Immigration Academy, and the Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Selangor, and Sarawak Immigration Departments.
Saifuddin Nasution also said that the Immigration Department contributed RM5.2 billion to national revenue collection through its services, levies, and other programmes, including its workforce recalibration programme.
He said the department significantly contributes to the country, not only in terms of revenue and stimulating economic growth, but also in terms of security and public order.
He said that from January 1 to May 18, the department executed 3,147 enforcement operations with 35,387 individuals checked and 21,125 undocumented migrants detained. – Bernama, May 21, 2023
