KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) today alleged that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s government was forced to postpone the tabling of a controversial Bill to amend citizenship laws because it couldn’t muster enough support, including from members of its coalition. Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan, PN’s chief whip, suggested this was tantamount to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The Conference of Rulers had wanted tighter conditions for the awarding of Malaysian citizenship, and the Malaysian government had sought to balance both humanitarian and national security concerns in its Bill to propose changes to citizenship laws in the Federal Constitution, the home minister said today. Home Minister Datuk Seri … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today said he will clear off a backlog of 14,000 pending applications for Malaysian citizenship by the end of this year. In his speech while tabling a Bill at the Dewan Rakyat this evening, Saifuddin Nasution — who became Malaysia’s home minister in … Read more
MARCH 26 — Unicef commends the government’s welcome steps to not proceed with proposed amendments relating to Malaysia-born stateless children, and foundlings. This decision reflects a responsiveness to public concerns and underscores a commitment to upholding the rights and welfare of vulnerable populations, especially children. Unicef acknowledges and supports such actions that prioritise the protection … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 25 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has today explained that the proposed citizenship law amendments would not affect children of stateless Orang Asli or Orang Asal parents. He said the amendment intends to curb children born to permanent resident (PR) parents with other nationalities from automatically getting Malaysian citizenship, rather … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The Malaysian government should not change the Federal Constitution to remove the existing rights of children of “permanent residents” to automatically be entitled to Malaysian citizenship, as it will hurt the natives of Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia who continue to be stateless and only hold “permanent resident” status, the … Read more
KUCHING, March 18 — Sarawak Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah today urged the federal government to accord automatic Malaysian citizenship to abandoned children under the proposed amendments to the Federal Constitution. She said in most cases, it is difficult to find out who their biological parents are as … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Tan Sri Nazir Razak has joined in opposing the proposed constitutional amendment on the citizenship of foundlings which would require registration before they are one year of age, saying that the proposed amendment goes against what Malaysia’s founding fathers intended. Advertisement The two amendments — citizenship for overseas-born children of … Read more
MARCH 13 — Projek SAMA calls for the Madani Government to produce and lay before Parliament a Green Paper and allow more deliberation on the proposed amendments to Federal Constitution with regard to citizenship. However, if the Government insists on a set of amendments, then it should be accompanied by a White Paper that explains … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The Malaysian government must present a either Green Paper or White Paper for its planned amendments to citizenship laws in the Federal Constitution, and MPs should not support the “rushed” legal changes that could deny citizenship to stateless natives and further harm abandoned babies, advocacy group Projek SAMA said today. … Read more
