Kelantan orders data collection on Myanmar refugees across all districts

The Kelantan government has ordered district officers to gather data on Myanmar refugees in all districts as a preparatory measure.

Currently, only Tanah Merah district has provided data, reporting about 80 refugee families cultivating betel leaves.

The state government's jurisdiction is limited to land and premises-related issues, urging broader responsibility for refugee matters.

KOTA BHARU, Oct 21 — The Kelantan government has instructed all district officers to collect data on the number and locations of Myanmar refugees throughout the state as a preparatory step to address issues related to the community.

State Local Government, Housing, Health and Environment Committee chairman Hilmi Abdullah said that so far, the state government has only received data from the Tanah Merah district, which recorded about 80 families involving more than 300 individuals, in Kampung Padang Guchil, who cultivate betel leaves over an area of two hectares.

He said the village heads were also asked to help conduct a census in their respective villages to obtain information about the community settlement.

“The collection of this data is important to enable the state government to monitor the presence of Myanmar Rohingya refugees, including identifying their settlement areas throughout Kelantan,” he said to reporters after attending the exco meeting at the Kota Darulnaim Complex here today.

Commenting on the jurisdiction of the state government, Hilmi said the state’s powers are limited to matters related to land and premises, including illegal encroachment of government land, violations of private land use conditions, and compliance with business licences under the local authority (PBT).

“If there is encroachment on government land or violation of land conditions, we can take action according to the relevant legal provisions.

“We hope that the issue of Myanmar refugees is not solely placed on the state government, considering our limited jurisdiction in handling that community,” he also said.

Meanwhile, Hilmi added that the state government does not want the settlement of Myanmar refugees to be concentrated in one area, forming a separate colony that could potentially cause problems in the future. — Bernama

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吉兰丹州政府已下令各区官员收集所有地区缅甸难民的数据，作为一项准备措施。

目前只有丹那美拉县提供了数据，报告称约有 80 个难民家庭种植槟榔叶。

州政府的管辖范围仅限于土地和房屋相关问题，因此需要对难民事务承担更广泛的责任。

哥打巴鲁，10 月 21 日讯——吉兰丹州政府已指示所有地区官员收集全州缅甸难民的数量和所在地数据，作为解决与该群体相关问题的准备步骤。

州地方政府、住房、卫生和环境委员会主席希尔米·阿卜杜拉表示，到目前为止，州政府只收到了来自丹那美拉县的数据，该县记录了甘榜巴当古奇尔有大约 80 个家庭，涉及 300 多人，在两公顷的土地上种植槟榔叶。

他说，还要求各村村长协助在其各自村庄进行人口普查，以获取有关社区居住情况的信息。

“收集这些数据对于州政府监测缅甸罗兴亚难民的存在至关重要，包括确定他们在吉兰丹州的定居点，”他今天在哥打达鲁奈姆综合大楼参加完行政会议后对记者说。

希尔米在评论州政府的管辖权时表示，州政府的权力仅限于与土地和房产有关的事项，包括非法侵占政府土地、违反私人土地使用条件以及遵守地方当局（PBT）颁发的营业执照。

“如果存在侵占政府土地或违反土地条件的行为，我们可以根据相关法律规定采取行动。”

他还表示：“考虑到我们在处理缅甸难民问题上的管辖权有限，我们希望缅甸难民问题不要完全由州政府来承担。”

与此同时，希尔米补充说，州政府不希望缅甸难民的安置集中在一个地区，形成一个独立的聚居区，以免将来引发问题。——马新社

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