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It's gender discrimination, says Wanita MCA chief of 'archaic' citizenship laws

Published on 15 Aug 2022 12:32:57 AM

The law should be amended to allow citizenship to be automatically conferred to children born abroad to Malaysian mothers with foreign spouses, says Datuk Heng Seai Kie.

The Wanita MCA chief said that in her speech at the Wanita Barisan Nasional convention on Sunday (Aug 14), and called for a ban on child marriages and to set the minimum marriageable age at 18..

On women in the labour force, Heng called on the government to ease the process of hiring domestic help and to ensure the availability of high-quality pre-school facilities, among others.

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