Govt drops changes to Constitution’s citizenship law after backlash


PUTRAJAYA: After the outcry by many human rights groups, the government has decided to drop proposed controversial amendments to citizenship law under the Federal Constitution.

The two proposed amendments, which had been hotly contested, involve the fate of foundlings or abandoned children and stateless children.

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