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NRD records 60,698 births linked to Myanmar nationals, UNHCR cardholders since 2000

Department says citizenship is not automatic despite birth in Malaysia, highlights ongoing outreach to improve birth registration

Automatic citizenship for overseas-born children set to begin mid-year: Saifuddin

Home Minister announces the implementation of automatic citizenship for children born abroad to Malaysian mothers, following constitutional amendments passed last year

Allow eligible youths to apply for citizenship under Article 19, civil society group tells Home Ministry

Call follows public anger that seven Harimau Malaya players were naturalised using falsified documents

[WATCH] System beyond repair? Activists warn Malaysia’s citizenship crisis is a house infested with ‘termites’

Child rights advocate Sharmila Sekaran calls for a complete overhaul, citing impunity and bureaucratic failures that have trapped thousands in statelessness

[WATCH] Stateless Malaysians and the football scandal: A tale of double standards

As foreign-born footballers secure quick citizenship, stateless children born in Malaysia are left fighting for their basic rights

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Duck and cover? FashionValet bought Vivy’s 30 Maple for RM95 mil in 2018

Purchase of Duck's holding company which appears to be owned wholly by Datin Vivy Yusof and husband Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar was made same year GLICs invested RM47 mil

12 hours on the road no guarantee for liveable wages, say several food delivery riders

Long working hours and cut-throat remuneration structure have been a bane for food delivery riders recently with some considering to leave their current service platform for another – or find a new job altogether.

National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports