COMMENT | In a globalised world, are our citizenship laws cruel?

COMMENT | A young woman of 19 years came to my office today. She was born to a Malaysian mother and a foreign national father in India.

After that, she was brought to Malaysia and was raised by her mother. She holds only an Indian passport and does not have Malaysian citizenship.

Her mother passed away recently in a tragic accident. I was informed her father became uncontactable thereafter.

Without citizenship, and no parents, she now faces a life of utter uncertainty. She has no access to education, employment, and most importantly, healthcare.

Very unfortunately, this is...