Home Ministry must commit to solving stateless children issue, says MCA


IPOH: A lack of citizenship will rob a child of experiencing a complete life. Therefore, the Home Ministry must commit to solving the issue of stateless children in Malaysia, says MCA international communication and diplomacy bureau deputy chairman Neow Choo Seong (pic).

He said the government should look into cases of children born locally to non-Malaysian mothers with Malaysian fathers but were not granted automatic citizenship.

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