KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — In March 2024, the government tabled proposed constitutional amendments aimed, among others, at addressing statelessness among children of Malaysians and...
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Although the government later withdrew the proposal due to the uproar and tabled a new version without the controversial change, the amendments will still have significant effects on Malaysia’s stateless children and foundlingsThe Constitution Bill 2024 was tabled for the first reading on March 25 and is scheduled for its second reading in the current parliamentary meeting, but changes to its position in the order paper puts its appearance in doubt.
However, the proposed amendment will not be retroactive, denying children born abroad before its passage the automatic right to citizenship.The amendment will remove “permanent residents” from among those whose children would gain citizenship from birth in Malaysia, and would instead require at least one parent to be Malaysian in order to be eligible.
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