Foreigner Identity Cards Mooted For Sabah

Dr Firdausi Suffian, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, UiTM Sabah | Vivian Wong, Member of Parliament for Sandakan | Dr Vilashini Somiah, Anthropologist and Senior Lecturer, University Malaya

17-Feb-22 18:00

Foreigner Identity Cards Mooted For Sabah

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There's been a lot of criticism in Sabah over how Putrajaya is handling migration in the state, after they announced a proposal for migrants to be issued Kad Warga Asing. First, we look at the issues at play here and how this suggestion would affect things. Then we speak to Sandakan MP Vivian Wong about how this will be received on the ground. Finally, we get into how all this fits into the conversation around illegal migration in Sabah.

Image source: Hafiz Johari, Shutterstock

Produced by: Natasha Fusil, Jeremy Ng, Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: politics, people and places, law and legal matters

Tags: identification documents, evening edition, inside story, sabah, migrants, undocumented migrants, foreign labour, home ministry,

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