At the ongoing Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) session, I had also represented our right honorable Premier of Sarawak in answering several questions that were submitted by fellow elected representatives who were present in the session.
Among the matters which I have presented were on the 5,776 applications for identification documents involving undocumented individuals throughout the state that were approved through the “Program Pemutihan Warganegara” implemented by the state’s Special Task Force together with the National Registration Department (JPN).
Among the matters which I have presented were on the 5,776 applications for identification documents involving undocumented individuals throughout the state that were approved through the “Program Pemutihan Warganegara” implemented by the state’s Special Task Force together with the National Registration Department (JPN).
The approval of applications were decided at the recent taskforce’s Main Committee Meeting chaired by our Premier, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on 20 January this year.
A total of 13,224 applications were received including requests of various forms of identification from throughout Sarawak.For the Bukit Semuja State Legislative Assembly (DUN) area which covers the Serian and Siburan districts, a total of 339 applications were received and processed.
Of these, 84 applications have been approved and will be issued with identification documents, 242 applications were unsuccessful, while 13 more applications are still under further investigation. The information I have presented was to answer the oral question from the honourable Encik John Ilus, the State Assemblyman (ADUN) for Bukit Semuja.
Of the 13,224 applications received, 5,776 applicants (44%) have been approved, while 6,733 (51%) have been rejected and the remaining 715 (5%) require further investigation. The 4 criteria for applications that cannot be approved are birth certificate holders less than 12 years old, MyKAS holders, MyPR/Passport holders and no birth documents outside Sarawak.
Meanwhile, the categories of applications that require further investigation had involved incomplete application documents and DNA tests. Regarding the application category for residents who do not have identification documents, there are 7 categories, namely Without Identification Documents, Birth Certificate Holders Over 12 Years Old, Birth Certificate Holders Under 12 Years Old, MyKAS Holders, MyPR/Passport Holders, No Birth Documents Outside Sarawak and Others.
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