MIRI, Dec 12: Three applicants from Miri can now breathe a sigh of relief after their applications for Malaysian citizenship and blue Malaysian identity cards (MyKads) were approved by National Registration Department (JPN).
All of them have collecting their respective MyKad.
“They were amongst 15 applicants that we helped to apply for Malaysian citizenship and MyKad,” said Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts I Datuk Sebastian Ting today after receiving the group of 15 applicants at Sarawak United Peoples’ Party’s (SUPP) Piasau office.
They paid a visit to Ting to express their gratitude for SUPP helping them with their applications for MyKad and the Malaysian citizenship.
Ting who is also SUPP secretary-general and Piasau assemblyman, added 11 applicants were awaiting for their Certificate of Citizenship to be approved by JPN.
The youngest amongst the group is aged 10, while the oldest is aged 25.
On another note, following the 121 Malaysians who became human trafficking victims after falling for promises of jobs who had recently been rescued by authorities after being tricked by an overseas syndicate, Ting reiterated his advice to youngsters in the State to be extra careful. A total of 54 of the 121 rescued Malaysians were Sarawakians.
“Seven of these 54 individuals rescued were Mirians, and fortunately we managed to evacuate them safely,” he concluded. — DayakDaily
