Sarawak gets 60 requests for temporary papers from stateless persons under 21

Sarawak National Registration Department director Awang Afferoz Awang Marikan (right) handing over the citizenship document to Yusuf Kamil (left) for his four-year-old daughter Mikayla Hanna, witnessed by state Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak has received 60 requests for temporary documents from stateless individuals below the age of 21 since applications opened on Nov 1.

State Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the state government decided earlier this year to issue these documents while those affected await Malaysian citizenship, which is under the Federal Government's jurisdiction.