Writer. Bearer of cake to the lonely, hangry, and broken-hearted. Film photography. Mother on a mission against 🇲🇾 gender-discriminatory citizenship laws
Aug 11, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
During the Dewan Negara debate, a senator said, "Sudah ada kerakyatan bapanya, ini yang menjadi masalah." Another added that the child needs to surrender the foreign citizenship, and that PR is an option.
Let me tell you why that's all printer and no fax:
1) Let's word it this way - "Sudah ada kerakyatan ibunya, ini yang menjadi masalah." Overseas-born kids of M'sian men + foreign wives have FREE ACCESS to the mother's nationality*. Most countries allow dual, or up until the child is 18 -
*Except in 25 countries (see pic)
Aug 11, 2022 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Usul hak kewarganegaraan bagi anak-anak kelahiran luar negara kepada wanita Malaysia kini sedang dibahas di Dewan Negara:
"Perkara ini jelas & menjejaskan juga reputasi negara kita, iaitu seolah-olah Malaysia beranggapan wanita tidak sepenting lelaki, walhal kesaksamaan dalam Perlembagaan jelas disebutkan" - YB Senator Datuk Seri Hajjah Zurainah Binti Musa
