MPs submit private members bill on overseas-born children

Aidila RazakPublished: Sep 19, 2022 12:51 PM | Updated: Sep 19, 2022 2:20 PM

Several MPs have submitted a notice to table a Private Member’s Bill to amend the Federal Constitution, in the matter of citizenship for children born overseas to Malaysian mothers.

The MPs are Azalina Othman Said (BN-Pengerang), Fuziah Salleh (PKR-Kuantan), Fahmi Fadzil (PKR-Lembah Pantai), Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (DAP-Lanang), and Hannah Yeoh (DAP-Segambut).

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