Resolve citizenship issue for children born to Malaysian mums quickly, Wanita MCA urges govt


IPOH: The amendments to the Federal Constitution allowing Malaysian mothers the right to confer automatic citizenship on their children born outside Malaysia should be resolved quickly, says Wanita MCA.

Its chief Datuk Heng Seai Kie (pic) said many children born overseas to Malaysian mothers and foreign fathers have been suffering for too long due to gender discrimination.

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