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Malaysia's Citizenship Laws Amendments - The Downside

Maalini Ramalo, Director of Social Protection, Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas (DHRRA)

18-Mar-24 08:45

Malaysia's Citizenship Laws Amendments - The Downside

Putrajaya has agreed to amend citizenship laws enshrined in the Federal Constitution which will grant automatic citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers and non-Malaysian fathers. However, a foundling will not be eligible for automatic citizenship and would have to go through a registration process. Maalini Ramalo, Director of Social Protection, Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas explains where these amendments have failed.

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Keith Kam, Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  government,  Law/Activism,  controversies,  politics

Tags:  stateless,  citizenship,  foundling, 


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