The Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced the government would not proceed with two of five proposed constitutional amendments that would affect the citizenship of foundlings and abandoned babies, following a massive public outcry.
However, this was only a partial victory for advocates – the remaining four regressive amendments were still tabled for reading in the House of Representatives this week.
BFM speaks to Suri Kempe of Family Frontiers about the negative implications of the regressive amendments.
Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar and Keith Kam Produced by: Moh Heng Ying
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