Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian said the Sarawak government should decide on citizenship applications originating from the state. — Picture by Sulok Tawie
“The question as to who in the state qualifies to be a Malaysian citizenship must rest with the Sarawak government because it has autonomy over immigration including the issue of residency which is not negotiable,” he said. The federal minister also pointed out that the granting of citizenship was federal government’s responsibility rather than any state government.
He said it is an act of centralising power in the federal government, which should delegate it to the states where there are special circumstances. “The issue of citizenship is a fundamental one. It affects the core of what a country is and has a huge impact in the applicant,” he said, adding that there are many residents of Sarawak who are caught out from becoming citizens.
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