SIBU: The Federal Constitution needs to be amended to allow Malaysian women to confer citizenship to their children born overseas, says Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew. The Bawang Assan SUPP chairman said that an amendment to the Federal Constitution needs to be done by inserting words to include "mother" so that Malaysian women are afforded the same right as Malaysian men. "I fully support the call for Part II, Section 1 (b) and (c) of the First Schedule (Article 14 (1) of the Federal Constitution to be amended by inserting words to include 'mother'. "These wordings in the Constitution reflect the era where men were given the higher status in the family unit. Justice Kamaludin (has also) said only Parliament can rewrite the Constitution, not the court," said Lau who is a lawyer by profession.

Source: The Star August 06, 2022 08:41 UTC