Proposals accepted for constitutional amendments over citizenship


SINTOK: Eight suggestions pertaining to the amendment of the Federal Constitution to provide citizenship to children born abroad by Malaysian mothers and foreign fathers have been accepted.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said a special committee formed to study the matter had agreed to accept the suggestions.

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