4 senior citizens from Lawas get citizenship after decades - activist

Editor’s note: This article has been amended following clarification from Agnes.

Decades of hardship due to struggles for Malaysian citizenship have ended for four senior citizens from Lawas, Sarawak, as they finally obtained their identification cards from the National Registration Department (NRD).

When contacted, social activist Agnes Padan said she was informed by the recipients’ children that they finally received the long-awaited citizenship status update.

“It was a shock to me. Suddenly I received a...