KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal on Tuesday (Jan 22) announced that plans to introduce the Sabah Temporary Pass (PSS) has been cancelled, following growing concerns from the ground.

The controversial pass, initially planned to be rolled out in June this year, was meant to replace three cards – the IMM13 issued by the Immigration Department, Burung Burung card issued by the Chief Minister’s Department and Census certificate issued by the Federal Special Task Force (FSTF) over the years till 1990.

The move to introduce the single high-security card, however, met with objection from Sabah folks, as well as the local opposition.

The decision was made after the Sabah Cabinet meeting earlier on Wednesday (Jan 22), taking into account the recent defeat of Parti Warisan Sabah during Kimanis by-election, he told reporters in a press conference.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/01/22/it039s-permanent-shafie-scraps-sabah-temporary-pass-proposal