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PR not the same as citizenship, Sarawak minister tells DAP leader

BY SULOK TAWIE

He said Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen was confusing and misleading Sarawakians with his claim that permanent residency and citizenship status are the same. “Ting chose to serve in Australia after completing his medical schools and obtained his citizenship in Australia,” Dr Sim said when responding to Chong’s claim earlier today.

Dr Sim, who is also Sarawak United People’s Party president, said the Sarawak Constitution, unlike other states in Peninsular Malaysia, strictly prohibits non-Sarawakians to serve as a member of the State Assembly, the highest authority in the state. “Citizenship and permanent residency status are practically the same, although they are different legally.

 

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