Proof of the reforms is in the pie: many like Soliman can testify but prefer not to
After posting every article that carried coverage of the journey taken by Soliman Wan, who shared his story during our press conference yesterday, I received feedback from a good Malay friend of mine in Penang. At the very least, he was willing to acknowledge that the Madani government is seeking to rectify longstanding issues, including the plight of the stateless. Some sources put it that the number of known cases of stateless people have been reduced from a total of about 50,000, to around 4,000. Not many people are aware that citizenship matters require the consent of the Conference of Malay Rulers before the present government can act. We should therefore be grateful to the Conference of Rulers for granting Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim a hearing, and I believe, the consent to pursue solutions for thousands of cases was subsequently given. My comments, shared alongside the links to some of the articles and...
