Mothers file constitutional challenge to grant their children citizenship

Published: Dec 18, 2020 9:01 AM | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 10:07 AM

A group has filed a constitutional challenge, seeking a declaration that Malaysian women married to foreign spouses can automatically get citizenship for their children who are born overseas.

This came after the government refused to budge on allowing the children of these mothers to be eligible for citizenship...

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