Home minister says 78 Rohingya granted refugee status, 25 eligible for work under DPP pilot scheme

Home minister says 78 Rohingya granted refugee status, 25 eligible for work under DPP pilot scheme

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — A total of 78 Myanmar nationals of Rohingya ethnicity have been granted refugee status under Malaysia’s new Refugee Registration Document (DPP) programme, with 25 of them identified as eligible for employment under a pilot work initiative.Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed the figures in a written parliamentary reply yesterday, noting that these individuals were part of the programme’s first phase…