THE influx of foreigners in Kg Baru needs to be addressed immediately as there are too many cases of business monopoly and social problems to the detriment of local residents.

The matter was raised by Rural Development Minister Rina Harun who said the long-standing issue has to be resolved immediately to ensure more equitable employment opportunities for locals in the area.

“The foreigners should only be allowed to work in certain sectors or industries and not all of them.

“This is so that we can provide more equitable employment opportunities to our own people, especially to the permanent residents of Kg Baru,” she said after the “Kasih Ramadan” contribution event today.

Rina said she will discuss with the Federal Territories Ministry on the development of Kg Baru.

“The discussion will enable us to develop Kg Baru in a more organised and structured manner and not to alienate the rights of our local residents especially in our efforts to abolish business monopoly by foreign nationals here and to deal with social problems.” – Bernama, May 19, 2019.