Following his outburst against palace insiders who had issued “yellow letters” allowing illegal land clearing in Cameron Highlands, Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (pic) now says all illegal immigrants in the state should be deported.
“You had better tell these undesirable workers we mean business. They can no longer encroach on Pahang without permission,” he was quoted as saying by The Star today.
“We must not allow them to wander around, not only in Cameron Highlands, (but) in other districts in Pahang as well.”
He added in the report that there was a plan to get rid of all illegal foreign workers in the state, expressing confidence that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak would be able to help.
“My prime minister is from Pahang. I will appeal to him personally on behalf of my people,” he was quoted as saying.
Sultan Ahmad Shah also praised Najib as a “working prime minister” who was doing a good job.
The sultan’s statement comes in the midst of a crackdown on illegal immigrants in the state, following the event of mudslides and floods on November 5, which saw five dead and another five injured.
Illegal land clearing is believed to have caused the mudslides in Ringlet and Bertam Valley.
Yesterday, the Pahang ruler said the state government would work hard to resolve the issue of illegal immigrants not only in Cameron Highlands but also other districts in the state.
Sultan Ahmad Shah also said the state needed Putrajaya’s aid as it did not have enough resources to deal with the problem alone.
- TMI
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