Overseas-born children of M’sian mums and foreign dads entitled to automatic citizenship - Court

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Judge says it would be discriminatory towards women otherwise.

Children born overseas to Malaysian mothers and foreign fathers are automatically entitled to Malaysian citizenship, ruled the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

Judge Akhtar Tahir today allowed a lawsuit that seeks a declaration that Malaysian women married to foreign spouses can automatically get citizenship for their children who are born overseas.

 

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