Screen other squatters too

KOTA KINABALU, May 11 (Daily Express) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Youth hopes the State Government will set up similar screening committee like the Sri Tanjung squatters screening committee in other such colonies throughout the state.

Its Chief Jahid Jahim said the Sri Tanjung squatters screening committee chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, which recently completed its job, was successful in terms of verifying the status of the squatters there.

Pairin had stated that the committee would recommend about 1,522 squatters from the 2,134 applications to be relocated to the Kinarut people's housing programme scheme to pave the way for the expansion of the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA).

Jahid, who is also Youth and Sports Assistant Minister, said the committee managed to detect non-citizens at the squatters' colony.

By setting up similar committees, he said the "cleaning up" process could be done better.

On behalf of PBS Youth, Jahid congratulated the police for busting the operations of the so-called Angkatan Petugas Pemantau Pendatang Asing Negeri Sabah (APPPA).

However, he said it might be just the tip of the iceberg as there could be more out there.

All employers should verify with the National Registration Department (NRD) the documents of foreign workers before procuring their service