Sarawak minister calls for thorough study in case of 'stateless' boy adopted by Malaysian couple in state
KUCHING, Sept. 26 -- The case of a Sarawak-born teenage boy, whose application for a Malaysian citizenship has been denied by the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, warrants a thorough study in relations to the court's ruling about his adoption by a Malaysian couple not equating with automatic citizenship for the boy.
Sarawak Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah believes that such study is very important before the laws pertaining to adoption in Malaysia could be considered for any amendment.
"Let's look at this case thoroughly and understand the issues involved in it first," she said when asked for her views about the case of the teenage boy - identified only as 'L' to p...
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