No automatic citizenship for those born in Malaysia, says Muhyiddin
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said being born in Malaysia does not allow an individual to automatically obtain Malaysian citizenship. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
He said that children who do not have identification documents in Sabah, should fulfill the requirements set by the National Registration Department . He said this when winding up the debate on the royal address for his ministry at Dewan Negara here today. He explained that 581,085 illegal immigrants in Sabah had been repatriated from the country which was carried out from 1990 until April 18.
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