NIISe to have real-time data from Interpol, police, LHDN, PTPTN

In a bid to enhance security measures, the immigration department in Malaysia is set to receive real-time data from various agencies, including Interpol, the police, the prisons department, and the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN), as part of the National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe). Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail revealed this during a parliamentary reply, stating that the NIISe system will upgrade preliminary screenings, traveler risk assessment profiling, and the integration of real-time data between diverse agencies.

Saifuddin highlighted that the system will also incorporate data from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) and the transport ministry to fortify the nation's borders. Looking ahead, the government intends to develop a national border control system powered by artificial intelligence and data analytics to tackle future security challenges.

This advanced system will enable operations to be carried out without supervision, facilitate the swift transmission of information in real time, and provide continuous surveillance around the clock to safeguard the country's borders.

This development comes in the wake of the LHDN imposing a travel ban on 209,000 taxpayers who failed to pay their taxes and PTPTN blacklisting nearly 3,000 borrowers for their inability to repay education loans.