PETALING JAYA - SOME 2,000 pupils of all races in six states are
without birth certificates, said Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam.
The Human Resources Minister said his ministry was working with
state Education Departments to trace their parents.
'It's an ongoing effort to address the issue of children whose
births have not been registered,' he told reporters after launching
the 1Malaysia Community Programme at SJK (T) Puchong on Monday.
'Our next step is to find out why the children do not have birth
certificates.'
So far, the information about students without birth
certificates had come from Sabah, Sarawak, Kedah, Perlis, Pahang
and Johor, said Datuk Dr Subramaniam.
He also said 2,000 applications for citizenship, birth
certificates and identity cards under the MyDaftar campaign had
been approved.
-- THE STAR/ANN