Dewan Rakyat News In Brief: Aug 14
SARAWAK-KALIMANTAN BORDER WALL FEASIBILITY STUDY TO START DURING 13MP
KUALA LUMPUR -- A feasibility study for the construction of a five-kilometre wall and security road along both sides of the existing Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex in Sarawak is set to begin during the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) period.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories), Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa, said that the project, proposed by the National Security Council (MKN), is aimed at enhancing security control along the Sarawak-Kalimantan border.
'This project is part of the MADANI Government's initiative to enhance the effectiveness of the country's border control in an organised manner, as well as to close or reduce illegal routes, frequently used for smuggling activities and the entry of illegal immigrants,' she said during a question-and-answer session at the Dewan Rakyat, today.
She was responding to a question from Roy Angau Gingkoi (GPS-Lubok Antu) on whether the MKN had plans to develop a border security road alignment along the Sarawak-Kalimantan border, to strengthen security control in the area.
Dr Zaliha added that the implementation of the project is expected to reinforce monitoring, prevention, and enforcement capabilities in the border area in a more integrated manner.
-- BERNAMA
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