KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 13 -- The government is considering providing additional social assistance to refugees registered with both the government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), including granting them legal employment rights in Malaysia.
However, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories), Dr Zaliha Mustafa, said the specifics of this proposal are still being refined, taking into account labour requirements and conditions across various sectors, according to a report in Malay daily Berita Harian today.
She stated that this approval would only be finalised once all refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia are officially registered with the government.
"Currently, the government is implemen...