🚀 go-pugleaf

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>    July 19, 1996
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>    "IC Blues" of Kuala Lumpur writes:
>    ___________________________________
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>    I REFER to the article, "Malaysians abroad can apply for new ICs
>    upon returning" by Rossilawati Alias, public relations officer of
>    National Registration Department, Petaling Jaya, in reply to the
>    letter from Hopeful of Penang on "Permanent resident in a quandary"
>    (The Star, July 26).
>
>      I also refer to the article, "IC exemption for those who left
>    country before 1990," by a Perak registration department official
>    (The Star, July 11).
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>      The Perak Registration Department official's reply is that only
>    Malaysians who left the country before the mandatory replacement
>    ruling was made in 1990 will be exempted. Those who left after 1990
>    will be penalised if they fail to replace their ICs Dec 31.
>

if i'm not mistaken, there's a clause in the constitution saying that
a Malaysian citizen who's away from the country for 5 or more years
continuously must express interest to retain the Malaysian
citizenship ... failing to do so, the citizenship may be cancelled
and the process is irreversible ... just be reminded ..

~ay~

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