Group hopes for swift implementation

A huge win: Suriani (right) speaking to mothers at the National Registration Department in Putrajaya, in this file photo. Suriani says the Cabinet’s approval will resolve the long-standing challenges and discrimination faced by Malaysian women and their children.

IPOH: The Cabinet’s nod to the proposal for the Federal Constitution to be amended so that automatic citizenship can be given to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers is a significant move in recognising their rights and struggle, says Suriani Kempe.

The president of the Association of Family Support and Welfare Selangor and Kuala Lumpur (Family Frontiers) said it would resolve the long-standing challenges and discrimination faced by Malaysian women and their children.