Travelers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India are the highest denied entry to Malaysia - Saifuddin
ASTRO AWANI
July 12, 2023
Saifuddin said from January to last June, more than 3.98 million travelers were recorded arriving through the entrance of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) -
Travelers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India are the highest denied entry to Malaysia - Saifuddin
Saifuddin said from January to last June, more than 3.98 million travelers were recorded arriving through the entrance of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) - Photo/ Astro AWANI/ Shahir Omar
PUTRAJAYA: Travelers from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India are the most subject to notices of refusal to enter Malaysia, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
According to the Minister of Home Affairs, from January to June last year, more than 3.98 million travelers were recorded arriving through the entrance of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
"This is the KLIA entrance only, we have 150 entrances nationwide but this refers to the KLIA entrance data, where we received a record of 3,984,823 traveler arrivals.
"During the same period, the number of travelers subject to entry refusal notices was 14,977 compared to 3.9 million, which is approximately 80 people per day on average or about 0.37 percent.
"The three nationalities that recorded the status of being subject to the highest entry refusal notice are Bangladesh, Pakistan, followed by India. These are the three highest lists of travellers," he said in a Special Media Conference here.
Commenting further, Saifuddin said that among the main reasons for the refusal of entry was not having a return ticket and a clear address of residence, as well as not having enough cash, in addition to security aspects.
He said that as of 2pm yesterday, a check with the Director General of the Immigration Department (JIM), Datuk Ruslin Jusoh found that at least 48 people had been detained today.
He explained that most NTL travelers are detained between one and seven days, depending on how quickly their repatriation process is made.
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