Born into a state of hardship


Muhammad Aldridge is still stateless.

PETALING JAYA: The movie Abang Adik may have shed some light on the perils of being deprived of citizenship but statelessness is a perennial problem that has existed for decades.

Despite being born and bred in Malaysia, several people of different walks of life have found themselves in limbo due to the lack of personal documents.

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