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Abdul Rahman Khiti was the first person who fell under the Development Support Programme to have his citizenship taken away by the Vanuatu Citizenship Commission.

TheVanuatu Daily Post reported Khiti purchased his citizenship in April this year.

The Commission said the citizenship had been granted on the proviso there were no adverse findings about those who applied, but inquiries into the Syrian businessman through the Vanuatu Financial Intelligence Unit had showed that was not the case.

The Internal Affairs Ministry and the Lands Ministry are holding talks on the proposed complex, which would bring deportation costs down.

The Daily Post reported Internal Affairs Minister Andrew Napuat saying housing foreign nationals in hotels has cost the government a lot of money.

This month, six Chinese nationals, including four who held Vanuatu passports, were deported in a joint-operation with Chinese police.

And in recent weeks, dozens of Bangladeshi migrants who were trafficked to Vanuatu over the past two years have been sent home.