PBRS is alarmed over 2.8m seeking documents
Published on: Sunday, July 14, 2019
By: Johan Aziz
KENINGAU: Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) President Tan Sri Joseph Kurup (pic) said it is very strange and suspicious that 2.8 million “locals” have submitted applications for birth certificates in this state.
“This is because the Mobile Court along with local People’s Representatives and community leaders such as Village Chiefs, JKKK Chairmen, Native Chiefs, District Chiefs and others (local leaders) have been generously serving the villages to help local children to get Birth Certificates and MyKads.
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“In addition, to meet the health needs of the villagers and their children, health services are also given. The problem of paying RM700 for boat rental does not arise at all,” he said, Saturday.
Kurup, who is also a former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, commented on a report by the National Registration Department (NRD) that 2.8 million “local” residents in the State had submitted an application for birth certificates and identity cards to the department.
He said this (mobile court) were carried out once or twice a year in the last few years in Sabah.
Kurup, who is also former Pensiangan Member of Parliament, said that since one or two years of Mobile Court carrying out the activities it was found that not many more local people came forward to get a birth certificate. Only newborn children are found to come forward.
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