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Govt halts repatriation of 2k migrants in Sabah over Covid-19 risk
The government had to postpone the repatriation of over 2,000 undocumented migrants from Sabah to their countries of origin following the outbreak of Covid-19 among them at the temporary detention centres (PTS).
Deputy Home Minister Jonathan Yasin said these migrants were from the Philippines and Indonesia and were detained at the Sandakan and Tawau PTS, respectively.
“Based on the records...
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