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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'FI-FA-Fo-FAM, who is that powerful person?' Mahathir fuels debate as government faces outrage over citizenship scandal ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Lawyers slam 'inexcusable' treatment of siblings at JPN ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Lawyers for Liberty says the National Registration Department sought to add unnecessary and unlawful conditions to their applications for citizenship. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 8,000 MyKads lost each year, says JPN ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 23:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Lawyers group slams JPN for seizing woman's IC ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Just wanting to belong ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 03:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Clara Sonia Joseph has been waiting almost 10 years for Malaysian citizenship. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Good grades but no citizenship leaves young girl in the lurch ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ 13-year-old Clara Sonia Joseph dreams of becoming a doctor but might never achieve her ambition. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Without citizenship, youth dreams of musical career ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Eugene is a good student and active in music and swimming, but cannot even get a driving licence due to his lack of official documents. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 30 years of waiting for citizenship ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/03/23/30-years-of-waiting-for-citizenship</link>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Baljit Kaur was abandoned by her birth mother when she was very young and has none of the official documents required to prove her right to be called a Malaysian. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Home ministry sets up committee to look into citizenship issues ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says he will ensure that the citizenship application process is made easier in a comprehensive manner without compromising national security. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No fixed period for flood victims to replace personal documents ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ However, the National Registration Department recommends that these documents be replaced as soon as possible to prevent problems at a later point. ]]></description>
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