Give kids born overseas to Malaysian women equal rights to secure Malaysian citizenship, says MCA


PETALING JAYA: The government should amend the Federal Constitution to ensure the children born abroad to Malaysian women are granted equal rights in securing Malaysian citizenship, says Wanita MCA.

Its chief Datuk Heng Seai Kie said that the argument put forth by Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin that the court does not hold jurisdiction to hear the originating summons by seven plaintiffs for citizenship appears to ignore and violate Section 5 of the Legitimacy Act 1961.

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