MARCH 26 — As the Government tables the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2024, particularly the long-awaited ‘Mothers’ Amendment’ that will grant Malaysian mothers the equal...
‘Trust me, bro’: Saifuddin Nasution tells Malaysians to have faith in him after years of confidence deficit with Home Ministry
The efforts of the mothers who have tirelessly campaigned for their rights must not be in vain — they have the right to be protected by the amendment and granted equal citizenship rights. Swift action is imperative to remedy this injustice and restore faith in the government’s promises. The Mothers’ Amendment will be a milestone in Malaysia’s history, and given its gravity, it must be comprehensive, meaningful, and rectify decades of injustices.
This amendment is unnecessary and irrelevant, as citizenship via Article 26 has been relatively inaccessible to foreign wives of Malaysian men. Current practices dictate that citizenship applications by foreign wives can take an average of 10 to 12 years, due to the requirement of obtaining different types of residency documents such as Long Term Social Visit Pass and Permanent Residence before qualifying for citizenship.
As such, we suggest that the government expand the protection of Article 26B to Article 26 so that a foreign wife shall not be deprived of her Malaysian citizenship if the deprivation will render her stateless.
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