Who are the stateless?


Children abandoned at birth, or foundlings, with no documents raised in government welfare homes are usually given a temporary resident identity card MyKas. These temporary IDs have to be renewed every five years. — Others

CIVIL society and other stakeholders have been very vocal in their opposition to most of the proposed amendments affecting citizenship laws, as they believe the move will only worsen statelessness in the country.

But how big is the statelessness problem in Malaysia?

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