The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2024 on conferring citizenship to babies born abroad to Malaysian mothers is set for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Various parties in Sabah have raised objections to the proposed constitutional amendments on citizenship, asserting that they fail to adequately address the stateless issue prevalent in the region.
THE Malaysian Bar is alarmed by the statement made by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on March 8, 2024, announcing plans to proceed with the regressive amendments to the Federal Constitution regarding citizenship.
The cabinet has agreed to bring constitutional amendments relating to the citizenship rights of children born abroad to Parliament this month, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told Malaysians in Germany.
