Malaysian citizenship

The woman was married in 1974 to her husband, who is stateless, but held a permanent resident status, and they have seven children.

The legal battle by a Sabah-born man and a 16-year-old girl is finally over as they are now recognised as Malaysian citizens.

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Rohana Abdullah, the 22-year-old woman left by her Indonesian birth mother to be cared for by a Malaysian Chinese woman, shed tears of joy while accepting her Malaysian citizenship.

The Court of Appeal ruled that a 23-year-old woman who was adopted by Malaysian parents, was abandoned when she was born at a private hospital, and that she is entitled to Malaysian citizenship.

The Court of Appeal ruled that the 27-year-old man who was born in Sabah to a Sarawakian father and a mother believed to be from Indonesia, is entitled to Malaysian citizenship.

The Pujut state seat has been vacant since February when its incumbent, Dr Ting Tiong Choon of DAP was disqualified for having dual nationality, namely Australian and Malaysian citizenship.

Justice Rohana said legitimisation of the child after birth precluded him from being a citizen by operation of the Federal Constitution.

Being born in the country does not entitle a person to automatically obtain Malaysian citizenship.

For housewife S. Vanitha Mani, 37, nothing could describe her excitement of getting her citizenship after waiting for almost 20 years.

A Malaysian will automatically lose his Malaysian citizenship if he is found to have dual citizenship, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

After eight long years, German-born Mohd Justin Felix Nagel has finally managed to pedal into Malaysian citizenship.

SUPP president Prof Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian asked the party's elected representatives and leaders throughout the state to assist in the process.

Dr Zakir Naik was not given Malaysian citizenship as reported in the Indian media, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said.

The Malaysian government has issued citizenship certificate to 688,766 foreign citizens since the country achieved its independence until Jan 31 this year.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.

Also among the highlights, UNICEF report on 12.3pct of teenagers in Klang Valley's PPR face mental health issues and suicidal tendencies.

Here are the resolution's main terms, and a note about subsequent violations and tensions.

So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.

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South Korea is hosting the fifth and ostensibly final UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting this week.

The Transport Ministry will review a proposal requiring senior citizens aged 65 and above to undergo competency and health assessments before renewing their Malaysian Driving Licence.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has welcomed investors from South Korea to explore the various opportunities available in Malaysia.

Prosecutors allege Jay Y. Lee prioritised personal gain as Samsung's de-facto leader during the merger, harming shareholders and investors.

The existence of e-cigarettes seems to have merely shifted users from one addiction to another from traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes.