Malaysian mothers

The legislation still needs to be approved by the upper house, but campaigners are hopeful it should go through.

Landmark legislation grants citizenship rights to children born abroad to Malaysian mothers.

Family Frontiers have obtained leave to proceed with their appeal against a Court of Appeals ruling which denied automatic citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers.

In civil cases, litigants must first obtain leave before they can proceed with appeals to the Federal Court.

The Dewan Negara will debate a motion related to the citizenship of children born abroad to Malaysian mothers this afternoon.

The Court of Appeal today ruled that the children born overseas to Malaysian mothers who are married to foreign spouses are not entitled by operation of law to be Malaysian citizens.

Bina Ramanand said about 70 Malaysian mothers had submitted citizenship documents but have yet to receive updates about the matter.

The Court of Appeal has set June 22 to give its verdict on the appeal by the government seeking to overturn a lower court ruling on children born overseas to Malaysian mothers.

Children born overseas to Malaysian mothers married to foreigners are entitled to be Malaysian citizens, pending the disposal of an appeal.

The Home Ministry (KDN) expressed its sympathy for cases involving Malaysian mothers who gave birth abroad but could not obtain citizenship for their children.

The voices of Malaysian mothers, who are married to foreigners, on the issue of automatic citizenship for their children born abroad need to be heard.

The judge ruled that the word "father" in the Second Schedule of the Federal Constitution must mean and include mothers.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.