Technician left in the lurch with no country to call home

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Mary Jane Abdullah is apprehensive her MyKas will not be renewed, like what occurred to Masri Hassan (appropriate).

KUALA LUMPUR: Freelance technician Masri Hassan walks all around the city with a file that contains many years-aged documents, together with the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) certificate he gained about 25 years in the past.

The Sandakan born 43-calendar year-previous did not often have to do this. For years, he savored the gains that come with holding a momentary resident card (MyKas), commonly referred to as the Environmentally friendly IC.

MyKas is provided to individuals born in Malaysia but whose nationality cannot be decided. In 2018, the Dewan Rakyat was told that there were 33,688 MyKas holders in the place.

Nevertheless, many, like Masri, now uncover by themselves in a quandary as the federal government has not renewed their MyKas, making daily life a great deal harder for them. Devoid of it, Masri faces issues implementing for positions and opening a financial institution account.

He now carries close to his SPM certificate and his father’s outdated, worn-out immigration allow to support him explain his condition when stopped by the police.

“My father arrived from Indonesia to this country with a allow prior to independence and I was born in Sandakan,” he told FMT.

“All this though, I had the Eco-friendly IC. I even sat for my SPM. But in some way, in 2019, I couldn’t renew my MyKas any longer. JPN (the national registration department) did not give any cause for the rejection.”

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These are some of the paperwork Masri carries with him everywhere you go.

One more MyKas holder, masseuse Mary Jane Abdullah, 43, mentioned she was concerned that her identification card, which is even now lively, would not be renewed.

Mary, who was also born in Sabah, claimed she knew of quite a few who faced the predicament Masri was dealing with.

She informed FMT she was hoping the federal government would give her permanent residency in Malaysia.

She reported her grandfather had lived in Tawau, wherever she was born, even ahead of Sabah received independence.

She has been operating in Kuala Lumpur given that 2002. Just before that, she lived in Zamboanga in the Philippines following the Sabah governing administration briefly suspended the renewal of MyKas, leaving her in a challenging circumstance.

“Over there, I was like a beggar,” she said. “I sought assistance from the church for foods and lodging. When I came throughout the police, they requested for my files.

“The Filipino authorities requested what I was accomplishing in the Philippines. They explained I really should go back to Malaysia.

“Later, with the assistance of the locals there, I returned to Sabah on a perilous journey utilizing illegal routes.”

She subsequently managed to renew her MyKas.

FMT is making an attempt to seek a comment from JPN.