The Foreign Ministry was urged to appoint a high commissioner to Singapore after the position remained vacant for 11 months.
Skudai assemblyperson Tan Hong Pin (above) said this amid long queues at the Malaysian High Commissioner in Singapore.
Malaysians seeking to renew their passports there reportedly had to queue for up to five hours, according to Singapore’s The Straits Times.
“I would like to attract the attention of the Foreign Ministry about the position of the high commissioner to Singapore which has been vacant for the last 11 months and urgently needs to be filled.
“This is to ensure the smooth operations of the high commission and facilitate Malaysians to renew their passports, particularly those who are stranded in Singapore,” Tan said in a statement.
The Straits Times reported that although the high commission had asked applicants to apply for passport renewal online and set an appointment, this method was not applicable to children and senior citizens.
Instead, they have to walk in to renew their passports, but the high commission set a quota of 30 applicants per day only.
The situation at the Malaysian high commission in Singapore was described as “chaotic”.
Tan, who is an assemblyperson from Johor where many of its people are working in Singapore, said at least 500,000 Malaysians are working in the city-state.
The Singapore newspaper also spoke to the acting High Commissioner of Malaysia to Singapore Muhammad Radzi Jamaludin, but he declined to comment.
Earlier today, Pakatan Harapan also urged Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein to explain the persistent long queues at the Malaysian high commission in Singapore. - Mkini
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