UMS senior lecturer Wan Shawaluddin Wan Hassan says this does not mean the people will become citizens, only that it will help tackle the problem of statelessness in Sabah.
KOTA KINABALU: An academic today advised the government to issue birth certificates to all children regardless of citizenship status as one way to address the problem of stateless people in Sabah.
He said issuing birth certificates does not amount to granting citizenship, but would help the government monitor the number of births in the state, track the movements of people, and eventually draft policies to address issues related to statelessness. Academic Wan Shawaluddin Wan Hassan says giving people birth certificates will help the government draft policies to address issues related to statelessness.
Because the Bajau Laut are not considered citizens, he said, its people had been driven out of their customary areas and could now be found scattered all over the state.
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