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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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Schools may close if air quality worsens, five areas hit unhealthy levels: DOE

The department said the areas recorded unhealthy API readings, warns of RM1mil fine for open burning offenders

Short-lived La Niña expected in early 2026, but stable weather to follow

MetMalaysia forecasts cool conditions and brief shifts in rainfall patterns before returning to normal

No, Malays could not fly: Scholars call out pseudohistory

UPSI and DBP academics urge discipline in handling history after Prof Solehah’s claims of Malays teaching China ‘flying kung fu’