M'sian mothers face 'invisible wall' of discrimination in citizenship battle

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Last Friday, the Appellate denied citizenship for overseas-born kids of M'sian mums.

 

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Not surprising. Everything is this country is invisible. Invisible combat ships, planes engine invisible, submarine not submersible now invisible. What's next? 🤦‍♂️

The law is there to protect our women from this problem, choose carefully bfore marry foreign man

someone has to ask the stupid question.. if the expectant mother goes back to Malaysia to deliver her child will the citizenship process be easier? is it just becoz of the issues of transportation n support n etc etc? becoz it seems to be worth the trouble later on

Hopefully they'll amend the Constitution, if not, it's acclivitous efforts.

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