KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Refugees who entered Malaysia after January 2023 will not be eligible for consideration under the Refugee Registration Document (DPP) programme, to prevent it from becoming a pull factor for new arrivals, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
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- He said the programme would only cover existing refugees who had entered the country on or before the cut-off date.
- This means refugees who entered the country after January 2023 will not be considered under the DPP.
- Saifuddin Nasution said the measure was important to enable the authorities to focus on compiling comprehensive profiles and building a database of some 225,000 refugees reported to be in Malaysia by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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