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NRD records 60,698 births linked to Myanmar nationals, UNHCR cardholders since 2000

Department says citizenship is not automatic despite birth in Malaysia, highlights ongoing outreach to improve birth registration

Automatic citizenship for overseas-born children set to begin mid-year: Saifuddin

Home Minister announces the implementation of automatic citizenship for children born abroad to Malaysian mothers, following constitutional amendments passed last year

Allow eligible youths to apply for citizenship under Article 19, civil society group tells Home Ministry

Call follows public anger that seven Harimau Malaya players were naturalised using falsified documents

[WATCH] System beyond repair? Activists warn Malaysia’s citizenship crisis is a house infested with ‘termites’

Child rights advocate Sharmila Sekaran calls for a complete overhaul, citing impunity and bureaucratic failures that have trapped thousands in statelessness

[WATCH] Stateless Malaysians and the football scandal: A tale of double standards

As foreign-born footballers secure quick citizenship, stateless children born in Malaysia are left fighting for their basic rights
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Govt has settled RM42bil of 1MDB debt, total obligations exceed RM50bil: Anwar

Anwar reveals over RM9 billion in remaining debt, with government funds covering the shortfall

Jana Wibawa: Muhyiddin’s trial continues as appeals court rejects bid to reinstate acquittal

Five-judge panel dismisses Bersatu president’s application to review findings which led to four charges related to RM232.5 mil in bribes being reinstated in Feb

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