KUALA LUMPUR: Children born of 'temporary marriages' between non-Muslim men and 'China dolls' as well as Muslims who marry abroad but do not register their marriage here, will have difficulty acquiring Malaysian citizenship, the Dewan Rakyat was told.
"The National Registration Department (JPN) comes across many such cases. We study the matter on a case-by-case basis.
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