As his father's name on the citizenship certificate is inconsistent with the name written on his birth certificate, Lim Teong Heng, who was born in 1952, and his six siblings are unable to get the Malaysian citizenship.
On 16 September, at a ceremony held by the home ministry to hand over citizenships to 92 people, a woman who had just been granted her citizenship hugged the home minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein in overwhelming excitement.
He takes a keen interest in Malaysia's current affairs and politics. He also attends political talks regularly. He used to ride his motorcycle around to experience the atmosphere during election periods. However, he is only an observer and has never had the opportunity to cast a vote.
"I was born and raised here, but when I grew up, I was denied citizenship! There isn't a country in this world that would recognise me. "I'm like... an alien!"
Born and raised in Malaysia, and is even five years older than Malaysia, yet Chen Shunhao could only be contented with a red IC despite his 45-year wait for citizenship.
Her greatest regret in the past 64 years was not able to fulfill her civic responsibility of voting as she was holding a red identity card. She was not a “Malaysian citizen” and had not right to vote.
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