KAPIT will soon have a new district police headquarters after receiving RM150 million in allocations, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said, adding that construction is expected to begin mid next year after the location is determined and the land acquisition is completed.

“Public Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi will assist in facilitating the location with the cooperation of the state government and the federal land commissioner,” he told reporters at Rumah Garing, Nanga Miaw, Song after conducting a working visit to Kapit and Song districts in Sarawak.

He said the Kapit police headquarters is classified as C category and is led by a district police chief with the rank of deputy superintendent.

The Home Ministry has been notified of an application to upgrade to B category, which will be led by a district police chief with the rank of superintendent.

The construction was timely as the number of Kapit residents were rising while RM318,000 will be allocated for restoration work at the Song district headquarters, he added.

Saifuddin also revealed that the special task force handling Sarawak residents without identification documents has received 2,381 applications until November 15.

This includes 984 applications in the no documents category and 837 in the status determination category for Sarawak birth certificate holders.

“A total of 23 other applications are related to status determination for non-Sarawak birth certificate holders, 205 temporary identification card holders and 28 applications for permanent resident card holders.

“The remaining 304 applications are dealing with foreign passport holders and other categories,” he said.

A total of 2,129 applicants from Kapit, Belaga, Song and Bukit Mabong districts were identified as residents without proper identification document issues, Saifuddin added. – Bernama, November 19, 2023.