SEGAMAT, JUNE 22 — The government, through the Public Services Department (JPA), is offering a new, more competitive service scheme starting July 1 to attract existing enforcement officers to join the Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS).
AKPS Director-General Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the special offer to existing enforcement agency officers included two annual salary increases, an additional RM200 as well as the retention of seniority and overtime allowance facilities.
He said the offer was the best service scheme and had never been offered in any service scheme for those currently on duty to be transferred to the agency.
“So I see no reason why monthly income is used as a reason why the quality of service is not good. This time the government has made a decision, so I think it is good for them to join AKPS,” he said.
He said this to reporters when met at the Friendly Session and Review of the Self-Report Session with AKPS Series 1/2026 Trainees at the Segamat Police Training Centre (PULAPOL) here today.
Meanwhile, commenting on the human resource planning for the agency, he said a total of 478 AKPS first group trainees would undergo intensive training for three months in collaboration with the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM).
Apart from endurance training, Mohd Shuhaily said the trainees were also exposed to legal aspects enforced by various agencies in the field, including under the Immigration Department, Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) and the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Service (MAQIS).
“Three months is a bit short for us to implement everything for them to really understand, but it aims to build physical and mental strength to be on the front lines later.”
“Discipline is the core of preventing border leakage, so I need to tighten this issue further so that all instructions can be understood and obeyed as best as possible,” he said.
Mohd Shuhaily said the pilot group will be fully stationed at the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link facility which connects Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru and Woodlands, Singapore to operate the new entrance.
He said early preparations were very important given that RTS Link was expected to begin full operation on Jan 1, 2027 and the trial operation training process at the gateway would begin as early as October this year.
Touching on the agency’s operational performance, Mohd Shuhaily revealed that AKPS recorded a seizure value of almost RM50 million as of May, with RM82 million recorded last year.
— BERNAMA
