DAP Urges Government To Resolve Citizenship Issue

Opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) national organising secretary Tan Kok Wai, who is also Cheras Member of Parliament, said it was time for the Government to resolve the rampant citizenship problems, particularly in Sabah.

He said the Government should now have the formula because for many decades the problem persisted, where the situation was divided into two categories of people, namely citizens and non-citizens, which he described as unfair.

"This situation is common in Sabah, where locals married foreign spouses resulting in their children becoming stateless," he said here.

According to him, the reason is simple because those born in 1963 or before, could automatically acquire Malaysia citizenship and those born after 1963 were issued red identity cards (permanent residents statue), while those born in Malaysia after 1963 were given green identity cards (temporary residents status).

Tan regretted that such people were subjected to frustration over their status due to perennial delays by the National Registration Department (NRD).

He pointed out that a bigger problem stemmed from inter-marriages between Malaysians and their spouses from Indonesia, China and the Philippines, among others, resulting in their offsprings being 'stateless'.

"These children often face problems going to school and in job application," he said. (Borneo Bulletin)

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