Batu MP: Apathy, bureaucracy affecting citizenship applications

While most stateless cases involve those who fail to meet the deadline to access citizenship, Batu MP P Prabakaran said government bureaucracy is also part of the problem.

“Long processes in the National Registration Department (NRD), Immigration Department and the Home Ministry are also affecting the people.

“This is a distressing national issue affecting Malaysian families regardless of their socioeconomic status,” he said on Facebook yesterday...