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4 days ago · KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — In March 2024, the government tabled proposed constitutional amendments aimed, among others, at addressing statelessness among children of Malaysians and permanent residents, but which would have removed the automatic right to citizenship for those eligible.
5 days ago · KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — In March 2024, the government tabled proposed constitutional amendments aimed, among others, at addressing statelessness among children of Malaysians and permanent...
4 days ago · The government recently tabled amendments to the country’s citizenship law, which has been lauded and criticized. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2024, first introduced in March, seeks to tackle the heart-wrenching issue of statelessness among children of Malaysians and permanent residents.
5 days ago · In the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2024, the government plans to delete the words “permanently resident” from a citizenship law (Section 1 (a) of Part II of the Federal Constitution’s Second...
4 days ago · Other proposed amendments will make it tougher to obtain citizenship, including lowering the age limit of childhood citizenship applications from 21 to 18 years and removing automatic...
4 days ago · Malaysia. Despite vow to clear 14,000 cases, civil group warns Malaysian govt will just create more backlog by changing citizenship laws. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail promised about three months ago to clear a backlog of 14,000 citizenship applications by year-end. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon.
1 day ago · The group alleges that the law coerces law-abiding citizens into permanently surrendering their firearms and magazines under the threat of criminal prosecution. In a press release, the association said it “challenges the audacity of the state” to schedule gun and magazine buy-back events weeks before the regulations take effect.
