Citizenship law amendments approved by Dewan Rakyat

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The constitutional amendment bill saw 206 MPs vote in favour, one against, while 14 were absent.    Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/10/17/citizenship-law-amendments-approved-by-dewan-rakyat/    Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #CitizenshipLaw #DewanRakyat

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00:00This is the result of the vote.

00:09Those who agree, 206.

00:13Those who disagree, 1.

00:17Those who disagree, 14.

00:20And those who voted, 221.

00:24Because one person is still in detention.

00:30Therefore, this bill is read for the third time and passed now.

01:00The age limit for citizenship applications by registration from 21 to 18.

01:06However, the proposed amendments have faced criticism from various groups,

01:10particularly those from Sabah and Sarawak.

01:14They said a proposal to remove automatic citizenship for children born to Malaysian permanent residents

01:19would worsen matters for stateless people in Sabah

01:22and hinder their access to education, health services and employment.

01:27Natasha Biest, FMT News.

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