Sarawak minister urges federal govt to accord automatic Malaysian citizenship to abandoned children

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KUCHING, March 18 — Sarawak Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah today urged the federal government to accord automatic...

Court of Appeal tells AGC to decide by September on representation of Zahid's acquittal in foreign visa bribery caseSarawak Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, speaks to reporters in Kuching March 18, 2024.

“When these children are later adopted, their adopted parents have great difficulties registering them as Malaysian citizens,” she told reporters when met an event. “Since they were born in that situation and placed in the welfare institutions, we want them to be given special consideration by the federal government,” she said.

“As a former teacher, I know how difficult it is when these children try to enter schools and if they are allowed, their parents will have to pay fees meant for foreigners,” she said.Previously, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced that the Cabinet had given the green light for the proposal over the Federal Constitution amendment involving citizenship to be tabled in Dewan Rakyat.

 

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