Daily Archives: December 10, 2012

Mom, daughters file legal bid for citizenship

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10, 2012): A 69-year-old woman and her two daughters filed a judicial review application at the High Court registry here today seeking a declaration that they are Malaysian citizens. The trio – S. Letchumy and her daughters K. Sarojini and K. Mala – are also seeking a court order, or mandamus, to…

Three generations of being stateless

KUALA LUMPUR STATELESS: Sarojini’s marriage is not recognised legally. THREE members of a family filed a suit against the National Registration Department (NRD), Home Ministry and the Malaysian government today at the Jalan Duta High Court for rendering them stateless. Letchumy Suppiah, 69, and her two daughters, Mala Kothandu, 34, and Sarojini Kothandu, 32, are seeking…