Refugee rights groups and human rights lawyers have shot down the government's approved adoption of the Tracking Refugees Information System (TRIS) for all United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) cardholders in Malaysia.

Specifically, they pointed out two contentious areas in terms of Malaysia's stand to not formally recognise a refugee status, as well as the reported involvement of a private company in managing the system.

Human rights lawyer Charles Hector Fernandez said the government must...