Children born overseas to M’sian mothers can apply for citizenship


PETALING JAYA: Children born overseas to a Malaysian mother and a foreign father can now apply to be Malaysian citizens, the same privilege accorded to children born overseas to a Malaysian father.

This historic change was part of a settlement reached by a group of Malaysian mothers who took the government to court for denying citizenship to their overseas-born children.

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