Formerly stateless girls ace SPM despite issues

Zuraida hugs Rosiah after her approval for Malaysian citizenship.

PUTRAJAYA: While a bright student in Klang got her citizenship after an almost six-year wait, a straight As girl in Ipoh is running against time to secure hers so that she can apply to study in a public university.

Newly minted Malaysian citizen Roisah Abdullah, 22, said no children should have to endure her plight.