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was entrusted to draw the Terms of
Reference (TOR) for the purpose of the commission. On 11 August 2012, the government officially announced the formation of the RCI including the members of the commission and the TORs. Political commentators have observed that the RCI appears to be a knee-jerk
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5. To conduct a deeper probe into the SOPs, methods and regulations on the award of blue ICs or citizenships to foreigners in Sabah by taking into consideration international norms and standards that are applicable to
Malaysia, and to recommend amendments or changes to improve current
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Jeffrey Cheah Institute held a roundtable discussion on 17th Dec to discuss the RCI Report. Moderated by Prof James Chin, a well-known political scientist, two senior Sabah politicians took part. They were:
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reaction to the defection of several prominent
Sabahan BN politicians, who resigned in protest only a few days earlier because of the federal government's reluctance to deal with Sabah's immigration problems.
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director had ordered Sabah NRD to register 16,000 immigrants. He also added that the NRD and EC had collaborated to increase the number of Muslim voters in Sabah.
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testified in the inquiry that the final authority to grant citizenship to foreigners is with the federal government. He also denied the existence of
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government to increase the Muslim population in Sabah to retain power in the state.
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563:"Corrupt officials, syndicates behind Sabah's Project IC, no names revealed"
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Royal Commission of Inquiry on illegal immigrants in Sabah
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c) illegal immigrants (including family members); and
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468:(in Malay). mStar Online. 17 January 2013
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