Citizenship has always been a federal matter
THE decision to speed up the process of tackling the stateless children issue in Sarawak, lies with the Ministry of Home Affairs. Minister for Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said her ministry concurs on the need for speedy decision on application from stateless children in Sarawak. “However, the decision […]
Ministry to help trace 100 applicants’ citizenship status
KUCHING: The Ministry of Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being Development (KPWK) is committed to help the Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) in identifying the 100 recipients of notification letters on citizenship status involving applicants in the state. According to its Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that the number of letters are still left […]
‘Why only 2.13 per cent citizenship applications for children below 18 approved?’ Baru Bian asks
KUCHING: Selangau Member of Parliament (MP) Baru Bian has questioned why only 198 citizenship applications for children under the age of 18 from Sarawak and Sabah in the last five years. He said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin told the Parliament yesterday that a total of 9,259 citizenship applications were received for children under […]
Finally a citizen after 68 years
MIRI: A Sarawakian, Wong Pak Sing, 68 finally received his citizenship certificate yesterday.Wong, who was born in Brunei in 1958 to Sarawakian parents, received the documents validating his citizenship status from Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew at SUPP Piasau office here yesterdayTing, who is Sarawak United People’s Party […]
Children’s citizenship needs serious attention
KUCHING: Children’s citizenship should be prioritised, said state Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family, and Child Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. At the same time, she acknowledges that the issue has a wide range of context and affecting circumstances and that there are always two sides to every coin. “The best interest of the child […]
Give mothers right to pass citizenship to children
KUCHING: The government has been urged to look into amending the Federal Constitution to give mothers the same rights as fathers in terms of passing citizenship down to their children. Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) legal advisor, Chua Kuan Ching, said to resolve the disharmony, the matter needed to be heard in court as […]
SUPP lauds court’s ruling on citizenship
KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has lauded the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s landmark decision declaring that children born abroad to Malaysian mothers with foreign spouses be automatically conferred Malaysian citizenship. “We fervently hope that the federal government will not appeal this momentous decision so it can be a guiding judgment for all future cases […]
Automatic citizenship for children new ray of hope for women’s aspirations
PUTRAJAYA: The Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun has lauded the decision to grant citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers and foreign fathers, describing it as a new ray of hope for national women’s aspirations and their sustainability. She said the decision reflected the government’s commitment to creating […]
Citizenship Ruling: Court decision gets the thumbs-up
KUCHING: The public praised the Kuala Lumpur High Court on its recent decision declaring that children born abroad to Malaysian mothers who are married to foreigners are entitled by operation of law to be citizens of Malaysia. According to counsel Datuk Dr Gurdial Singh Nijar on Thursday, Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir ruled that Part II […]
Folk with no identity document, citizenship still eligible for vaccine
BINTULU: Individuals with no identification, or citizenship, documentation are also eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, says Bintulu health officer Dr Melvin Chung. They can go to any health facility or nearby district office to register for the vaccine, by giving their name and date of birth. Further elaborating, he said the Ministry of Health […]
