LUMUT (Nov 14): The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) continues to operate as usual nationwide, unaffected by the decision to return its director general to his parent organisation, the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM).
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said as the officer is on secondment from the police force, further administrative matters would be handled by the relevant agency, pending the appointment of a successor.
“We have not reached that stage (of appointing an AKPS director general) yet. Let's settle things one at a time. However, I can assure you that AKPS operations will not be affected because the agency plays an important role, as its name suggests.
“We cannot allow the entire organisation to come to a standstill just because its director general is involved in a transfer. That is not how it should be,” he told reporters after officiating the Madani Kita Programme (PMK) and the 2026 handover ceremony for the People’s Volunteer Corps' (Rela) Kampung Angkat Madani (Madani Adopted Village) and Sekolah Angkat Madani (Madani Adopted School) initiatives at Kampung Sungai Tiram here on Saturday.
He was responding to a question on the current status of the AKPS director general’s position and when it was expected to be filled.
He said Home Ministry secretary general Datuk Dr Awang Alik Jeman had been directed to give special attention to the agency’s management, while any court proceedings would be allowed to take their course in accordance with the law.
Saifuddin Nasution added that field reports showed that AKPS personnel remained effective in carrying out their duties, having foiled several smuggling attempts, including the recent arrest of two individuals who attempted to bring a large sum of cash through a route to Singapore.
On Oct 29, the Home Ministry decided that AKPS director general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain would return to duty with the PDRM.
Mohd Shuhaily was appointed as the AKPS director general for a two-year term from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027.
On Oct 21, Mohd Shuhaily pleaded not guilty at the Sepang Magistrate’s Court to two charges of causing injuries to two police personnel at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sept 28.
Meanwhile, on Saturday's programme, Saifuddin Nasution said the government had allocated RM500,000 for improvement works at four locations under the Madani Adopted Village initiative, and RM100,000 for a school under the Madani Adopted School initiative, bringing the total allocation to RM600,000.
The four Madani Adopted Village locations comprise: Masjid Al-Ismailiah, where a cooking hall, storage room and covered walkway will be built; Sekolah Rendah Agama Rakyat (SRAR) Al-Hidayah, where the building will be repaired and the fence replaced; Surau Haji Lot, where the open-sided hall, cooking hall and women’s prayer area will be upgraded; and Surau Parit Haji Dollah, where handrails, a PA system, new carpets and solar lights will be installed.
Meanwhile, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sungai Tiram received an allocation under Madani Adopted School for painting works, replacement of gutters and maintenance of its four-storey building, as well as the conservation of its heritage wooden school building, including termite treatment, to improve the comfort of the school community.
“We have 11 agencies, each implementing one programme, and this is now the third year of the initiative. This means we have reached at least 33 villages, with allocations ranging from RM500,000 to RM1 million. The good thing is that none of the projects we have undertaken has been abandoned,” he said.
The PMK, which brought together about 2,000 participants, also featured various community and spiritual activities, including congregational Subuh prayers, religious talks, Rela’s Ziarah Kasih visits to the homes of two underprivileged residents, as well as free services such as haircuts and motorcycle engine oil changes, alongside Rahmah and Agro Madani Sales.
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