RM600,000 Needed to Demolish Rohingya ‘Flat’ in Sungai Tekali – Hulu Langat MP

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM600,000 is needed to demolish a four-storey ‘flat’ building that was illegally constructed by the Rohingya community in a remote area in Sungai Tekali, Hulu Langat, Selangor.

Hulu Langat Member of Parliament, Mohd Sany Hamzan, said the demolition working paper for the building had been submitted to the Selangor Economic Action Council (MTES) and is currently awaiting a budget from the state government.

“As soon as we receive the budget from the state government, the demolition operation will be carried out by relevant agencies such as the District and Land Office (PDT), the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj), and agencies at the district level,” he said when contacted by Harian Metro today.

Mohd Sany said most of the Rohingya community members have also left the area, except for three families so far.

“I have been informed that at least three families are still living there, but all the others have already left,” he said.

He also described the issue involving the Rohingya community as very complicated and complex.

He said the government, together with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), needs to find a solution to resolve the Rohingya refugee issue in Malaysia.

Resolving the Rohingya issue is not easy, he added, and its impact is not only felt by this country alone.

RM90 per day cost to detain Rohingya in detention camps

“We can arrest them and place them in detention camps. But when they are arrested and placed in detention camps, the cost we have to bear for one person in a detention camp is RM90 per day.

“Then, we cannot send them back to their country of origin. If we send them back, the punishment (imposed on them) is death.

“It is not the same as undocumented migrants from Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, or other countries,” he said.

He also expressed the view that sending Rohingya refugees in this country to a remote island in Bhasan Char, Bangladesh, as suggested by some parties, is not easy.

“In my opinion, this is not an easy issue. To send them, I think we need to obtain consent from the United Nations (UN) or UNHCR.

“This is because matters related to their livelihood needs are, in my view, very important,” he said.

At the same time, he said the Rohingya issue, such as crime and health problems in this country, also needs to be addressed more wisely.

Previously, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, was reported to have said that the Rohingya refugee issue in Malaysia requires a comprehensive approach involving various agencies and relevant countries, not just enforcement by the police alone.

Ayob Khan said, based on UNHCR statistics as of April 2026, there are 219,472 UNHCR card holders in Malaysia, 197,591 of whom are Myanmar nationals.

Of that number, he said, 128,200 are from the Rohingya community.

Berita Harian