Citizenship Bill set for debate with clearer SOP, says Home Minister


PETALING JAYA: There will be a clearer standard operating procedure (SOP) on citizenship applications while the long-awaited citizenship Bill will be up for debate in the next Dewan Rakyat meeting, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Although the Bill on the constitutional amendments to citizenship laws was on the order paper, it was not presented for debate and subsequently the second and third readings during the last meeting of the Dewan Rakyat, which concluded on Thursday after being in session for 15 days.

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