KOTA KINABALU, April 25 -- The Sabah government has registered a total of 39,276 migrants for its Digital Data Collection Outreach Programme since September 2022, said an official.

Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan said the number comprises 21,994 foreign workers and 17,282 dependents.

"The programme has been actively running, including during the month of Ramadan, where so far, five plantation companies have participated and fully engaged. These companies are Kinabalu Palm Oil Group, Sabah Softwood Berhad, Benta Vision Sdn Bhd, FGV Plantations and Fast Vision Group Berhad," he told the state assembly today.

"The main purpose of this programme is to get proper data on how many immigrants, stateless...