Sabah Opposition MP wants stateless children issue addressed in undocumented migrants report
KOTA KINABALU, April 21 — Opposition MP Chan Foong Hin lauded the state government’s efforts to resolve the issue of undocumented migrants or statelessness in Sabah with its report that is said will be released next month.
“We, in the Democratic Action Party , are ready to provide our input to resolve the matter once and for all,” he said. “I believe that these children are from the Pala’u community, most of whom were previously sea nomads and are stateless. These Pala’u children have been seen roaming the city centre in Kota Kinabalu for years.
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