KOTA BHARU, Oct 21 — The Kelantan government has instructed all district officers to collect data on the number and locations of Myanmar refugees throughout the state as a preparatory step to address issues related to the community.
State Local Government, Housing, Health and Environment Committee chairman Hilmi Abdullah said that so far, the state government has only received data from the Tanah Merah district, which recorded about 80 families involving more than 300 individuals, in Kampung Padang Guchil, who cultivate betel leaves over an area of two hectares.
He said the village heads were also asked to help conduct a census in their respective villages to obtain information about the community settlement.
