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After 20-year wait, Sarawak-born former border scout finally gets Malaysian citizenship

MIRI, Jan 27 Tabed Raru found himself lost for words when he finally held his MyKad in his hands. The former border scout received his proof of citizenship from the National.

After 20-year wait, former border scout finally gets citizenship

MIRI, Jan 27 Tabed Raru found himself lost for words when he finally held his MyKad in his hands. The former border scout received his proof of citizenship from the National.

Issue of statelessness still unresolved

Issue of statelessness still unresolved Pix for illustration purposes. SARAWAK has prided itself as a state that has kept away illegal immigrants, but in its own backyard it finds itself in a bind with a host of problems related to its own people. Many indigenous people remain stateless, especially the Penan who have been waiting for decades to be accorded Malaysian citizenship and to be recognised as citizens of Malaysia. Long delays and excessive bureaucracy on the part of the National Registration Department (NRD) have left many applicants in the lurch and their citizenship woes run into three generations. The issue has been made difficult by their nomadic culture, and compounded by rural poverty and illiteracy as most Penans cannot read nor write in Bahasa Malaysia. Almost all of them cannot afford the luxury of travel.

Extend 1-year window, review requirements for stateless persons, Baru Bian tells home ministry

Extend 1-year window, review requirements for stateless persons, Baru Bian tells home ministry
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Baru Bian: Window for stateless individuals to apply for citizenship shouldn t be limited to a year

pic). The Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) lawmaker said transport issues made it difficult for those in rural areas to obtain proper documentation and evidence such as birth certificates. Getting births registered with the government is impossible for many. This has caused their children and grandchildren to be labelled as non-Malaysians, as their parents or grandparents have no citizenship papers. The government needs to have a better understanding of the difficulties faced by stateless persons, especially the elderly, and offer compassionate solutions, he said in a statement Wednesday (Dec 16). Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin had said on Monday (Dec 14) that his ministry was giving stateless persons one year to apply for citizenship with proper documentation.

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