GEORGE TOWN, June 16 -- The Penang state government is fully supportive of more systematic and controlled management of refugees in the state, particularly the Refugee Registration Document (DPP) mechanism, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.

He said the DPP is not a policy to increase the number of refugees in Penang, but a federal mechanism to know who they are, where they are located and how they can be monitored more effectively.

"For the state government, our priority is to ensure public safety, the well-being of local communities and compliance with the law are always preserved," he said in a statement issued today.

Earlier, during a press conference, he was asked to comment on the Rohingya community in Penang.

Chow said he would...