The government will study whether a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) bank will be effective in checking baby-dumping.

Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said using the DNA bank to solve crime cases would be a new approach.

"If found to be practical, we can can make it as one of the 55 ministry initiatives under the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) aimed at reducing crimes," he said after launching 'Countdown Famine 30 Hours' by 8,000 Chinese and Indians in Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur today.

Hishammuddin was commenting a proposal by Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar yesterday calling for the setting up of a DNA bank to check baby-dumping.

He said baby-dumping should not be left solely to the Home Ministry and urged other ministries and non-governmental organisations (NGO) to be involved.

The ministry was also open to other more practical proposals to check rampant baby-dumping.

On another note, he said the biometric system would be implemented at all entry points starting October to record visitors and stop those on the blacklist from entering the country.

The employer database would also be implemented to record information to facilitate the intake and management of foreign workers.

- Bernama