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Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Got a confirmation by JPN that Hindu (or Indian) parents NEED NOT use a/l (son of) or a/p (daughter of) when naming their children. So, for example, Mahaletchumi a/p Saravanakumar can be Mahaletchumi Saravanakumar. The below is a screenshot of message exchange between Sharmalan and official FB page of JPN.
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Thanks to Sharmalan for sharing this
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Had the pleasure of volunteering with MyIndians last year for education workshop. They are also focusing on citizenship issues, so this is another avenue for community to get help. Contact them at www.myindians.com or click on MyIndians link at the sidebar of this website.
Statelessness — in which a person is without nationality or citizenship — is a social problem in Malaysia in which the numbers involved remain vague.
According to sources, there might be up to half a million unregistered and unrecognised Indians here.
However, since October last year, an independent portal, MyIndians.com, has been acting as a connecting medium for Stateless Indians to help each other.
Despite carrying out its work with little fanfare, the website accumulated 20,000 registered members and garners about 125,000 visitors a month.
The portal is manned by a team of less than a dozen officers, led by author-columnist Datin Vasanthi Ramachandran.
“Over the past year, we have helped about 3,000 cases, most of them concerning birth certificates and MyKad issues,” she said.
“Many of these Stateless Indians are poorly informed and live in fear of being found out, and it takes a lot of effort to convince them to trust us so we could help them.”
MyIndians.com promotes a community-helps-community concept via its “Helping Hands” section, where those in need of financial, educational or medical assistance can file in their cases which are then highlighted on the website for registered members to help.
When The Malay Mail visited MyIndians’ office in Jalan Desa Kiaramas, Mont Kiara, recently, Vasanthi and her team were preparing a holiday education programme for academically under-performing children, aged 10 to 15.
“Most of these children only know Tamil. They have little communication skills, so they have problems expressing themselves. We have come up with a fun, interactive programme so they don’t get bored and, at the same time, are inspired by what they learn,” said Vasanthi.
“We are doing what we can but more members of the community need to come forward and help, too.”
Cases resolved by ‘MyIndians.com’
• TWIN boys Kenny Jayraj Selvaraj and Kevin Suraj Selvaraj, 14, were adopted when they were just a few days old, by Selvaraj Amalraj and Josephine Retnam. The siblings were given up by their 17-year-old mother who was unable to care for them as she did not have Malaysian citizenship, resulting in the twins being issued red identification cards. The boys have since applied for citizenship on two occasions but their applications were rejected by the National Registration Department (NRD).
However, after discussing the matter with NRD officers and with the assistance of MyIndians.com staff, Selvaraj was advised to track down the twins’ biological parents. Their biological mother was traced, allowing for the necessary changes to be made to their birth certificates. The twins have now been awarded citizenship.
• Sarveswaran Saravanan, 13, had not been attending school as he did not have a birth certificate or identification card. Sarveswaran also could not be registered as his natural father was unreachable.
His mother, Packiam Gopal, was hesitant to seek assistance for fear of being penalised for not providing relevant information pertaining to the boy’s father. However, with the help of MyIndians.com, both mother and son have since submitted their application and been interviewed by the NRD.
• Sudagar Sadrasagaran, 31, never applied for a MyKad due to financial and personal issues. Also, his natural mother could not contacted. To obtain a birth certificate from the NRD, it is compulsory to have information on the applicant’s mother. With the help of MyIndians.com, the required documents were successfully traced. He is now a proud owner of a MyKad.
• Santiyah Mugunthan, aged four, could not be registered as her parents’ “marriage” was not legally binding. MyIndians.com provided assisted to the family by linking them to the relevant agencies, including the Social Welfare Department. Santiyah’s parents are now all smiles as Santiyah finally has a birth certificate.
• Suganthan Manivanan, aged one, was registered without his father’s details as his parents separated and, due to personal reasons, his father refused to cooperate. MyIndians.com discussed this case with the NRD and since then, both of Suganthan’s parents have registered their marriage. The authorities agreed to make the necessary amendments to the child’s birth certificate.
• Kaithiri Vengathiyah, 12, was given up for adoption because of financial restraints. Vengatiyah Chandariah and Sellamah Polliah raised Kaithiri as their own when she was only a few days old. Due to the lack of information on the biological parents, Kaithiri never received a birth certificate.
MyIndians.com advised her foster parents to track down the biological mother, who then gave consent enabling the NRD to proceed. Kaithiri received her birth certificate last month and is now due to receive her MyKad, too.
source: http://mmail.com.my/content/86444-website-help-indians
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Good effort by MP for Hulu Selangor, P Kamalanathan. Hopefully more people make use of such service centres. I think location of service centres should be publicised for all the 222 parliamentary seats and also the states seats. Can use local newspaper vendors, schools, places of worship, markets, 4-digit outlets, 7-11 stores, petrol stations, banks, popular youth hangout areas etc., as means to advertise to the public.
48 0ut of 362 (263+85+14) is 13.25%. Of course can’t expect very high rates because it depends on the departments to settle the cases. Do note, it says “solved” and “cleared”, but no mention of how many were successful. For the benefit of doubt, we assume all 48 were successful in obtaining their citizenship/documents.
BTW, looks like DHRRA members in the photos. Is this part of the MyDaftar initiative as well?
update: got this from DHRRA Malaysia website:
Pusat Khidmat Rakyat Parlimen Hulu Selangor (Puskap) dengan kerjasama DHRRA Malaysia telah menyelesaikan sebanyak 48 permohonan MyKad, Sijil Kelahiran, Pemastautin Tetap dan permit masuk di daerah ini dalam tempoh bermula Oktober 2010 hingga Julai tahun ini.Ahli Parlimen Hulu Selangor, P Kamalanathan berkata, permohonan itu melibatkan seluruh rakyat daripada pelbagai kaum dan peringkat umur.
“Saya bagi pihak penerima amat gembira apabila usaha membantu menyelesaikan permohonan MyKad dan dokumen kerakyatan berjaya dilakukan dengan sempurna.
“Kini, mereka mampu bergerak bebas, malah masa depan mereka lebih cerah dengan adanya dokumen ini,” katanya pada majlis penyerahan MyKad dan Sijil Kelahiran kepada 11 penerima di Wisam MIC Bahagian Hulu Selangor di sini.
Daripada 11 penerima itu, dua menerima MyKad dan sembilan lagi menerima Sijil Kelahiran. Hadir sama, Presiden DHRRA Malaysia, S Saravanan dan wakil pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO), Yoong Tham Fook. Kamalanathan berkata, sehingga kini Puskap telah menerima sebanyak 263 permohonan sama di mana 35 pemohon MyKad, 129 Sijil Kelahiran, 85 Pemastautin Tetap dan 14 permit masuk.
Menurutnya, daripada jumlah itu, 115 sedang dalam proses di Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN). Sementara itu, Saravanan berkata, terdapat beberapa kes melibatkan pemohon yang mempunyai tunggakan bayaran dan denda turut diselesaikan dengan bantuan Puskap.
Menurutnya, kerjasama diberikan Puskap banyak membantu dalam menyelesaikan kes seumpama itu selain membantu meringankan beban pemohon yang kurang berkemampuan.
Article on the service centre:
SINCE October last year, Hulu Selangor MP P. Kamalanathan’s service centre in Bukit Beruntung, Rawang has solved 48 cases in the district with regards to people not having identity cards (IC) and birth certificates.
According to Kamalanathan, there were cases of people in Hulu Selangor not having ICs and BCs when he went on his rounds.
“I told them to come to my service centre. We have received a total of 263 cases involving birth certificates and MyKad, 85 pertaining to citizenship and 14 cases of not having entry permits.
“We have submitted these applications to the National Registration Department (NRD) and they have cleared 48 cases thus far.
Happy day: Kamalanathan (squatting) presenting a young girl with her birth certificate at the Hulu Selangor MIC office in Kuala Kubu Bharu.“There are still more people — orang asli, Malays, Chinese and Indians — coming to my service centre seeking for help.
“It does not matter which race or religion they belong to. We are 1Malaysia and we’ll do our best to solve their problems,’’ said Kamalanathan, who presented nine people with birth certificates and two individuals with MyKad at the Hulu Selangor MIC headquarters in Kuala Kubu Baru on July 4.
Those who received their MyKad were Manorni Malay and Kumaran Rajoo while the nine who received birth certificates were Nor Fitri Syahira Zarzuli, Nor Fitri Amalina Zarzuli, Jessita David, Jamuna David, Dhivashini Kaliyapan, Ubenthiran Kaliyapan, Tharanitaran Rick Clay, Daenise Wong Thiyagarajah and Abdul Sarip.
He said he was happy for the recipients knowing that they would have a peace of mind and able to lead a normal life from now onwards.
“The recipients can go to school, send in applications to receive aid from the Government and other benefits.
“The rest of the applicants will also be able to get their birth certificates and MyKad when we receive them,’’ he said.
Those in Hulu Selangor who are in the same situation can call Kamalanathan’s service centre at 03-6092 5094.
source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2011/7/7/central/9032226&sec=central
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email This campaign is similar to MyDaftar by SITC. However, DHRRA Malaysia has been doing this for quite some time, only that now it has a name for the initiative.
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email So, if you know of anyone having problems with the citizenship (no birth cert, no MyKad, still having red IC) or related to marriage registration, can approach the JPN.
Thanks to Sujieta for list below. I’ve been asking around for two weeks and no reply from the MIC folks. Dr Denison replied few days ago, though.
Note: MyDaftar is an on-going initiative by the JPN. Its not something new. You check the JPN’s website for proof. The only difference is that its being held to focus on the Indian community who’s having problems with their citizenship.
The Special Implementation Taskforce on the Indian Community (Prime Minister’s Department) in cooperation with the National Registration Department has launched a nationwide campaign between Feb 19 to 26 to register and assist all undocumented Malaysian Indians secure their rightful citizenship – MY DAFTAR NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
JPN Office open during the My Daftar Campaign period.
The following JPN office is participating in the My Daftar Campaign. They are open from 9am to 1pm on Feb 19 (sat), Feb 20 (sun) and Feb 26 (sat) and from Jan 21 (mon) to 25 (fri) they are open during office hours. This is a special arragement through the Taskforce (PM Dept) and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Negeri / Daerah No. Talipon
#KEDAH
Anak Bukit, Alor Setar 04-7314585
Bandar Baharu, Serdang 04-4076353
Kubang Pasu, Jitra 04-9171890
Kuala Muda, Sungai Petani 04-4212726
Kulim, Kilang Lama 04-4911930
#PULAU PINANG
Jalan Anson, Penang 04-2265161
Barat Daya, Balik Pulau 04-8668410
Bayan Baru, Bayan Lepas 04-6437460
Bertam, Kepala Batas 04-5758143
Seberang Perai Tengah, Bkt Mertajam 04-5382621
Seberang Perai Selatan, Jawi 04-5822951
Seberang Perai Utara, Butterworth 04-3333380
#PERAK
Bandar Meru Raya, Ipoh 05-5288805
Bagan Datok 05-6466939
Kinta, Batu Gajah 05-3661904
Batang Padang, Tapah 05-4011361
Hilir Perak, Telok Intan 05-6221197
Kampar 05-4661773
Kamunting 05-8916653
Krian, Parit Buntar 05-7161969
Kuala Kangsar 05-7761166
Larut Matang , Taiping 05-8072411
Manjung, Seri Manjung 05-6883261
Selama 05-8394263
Slim River 05-4528488
Sungai Siput 05-5984844
Tanjung Malim 05-4597232
#SELANGOR
Shah Alam, Plaza Masalam 03-55107255
Gombak, Batu caves 03-61880362
Hulu Selangor, Kuala Kubu Baru 03-60641312
Klang, Jalan Kapar 03-33421455
Kuala Langat, Banting 03-31871821
Kuala Selangor 03-32898526
Petaling Jaya, Jalan Sultan 03-79562634
Pelabohan Klang 03-31684437
Rawang, Pusat Bandar Rawang 03-60928486
Sabak Bernam, Sungai Besar 03-32241325
Seri Kembangan, Taman Seri Serdang 03-89416524
Sepang, Salak Tinggi 03-87061107
Hulu Langat, Kajang 03-87334520
Taman Melawati 03-41089142
#WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR
Maju Junction Mall 03-26925044
#NEGERI SEMBILAN
Seremban 06-7651600
Jempol, Bahau 06-4549609
Port Dickson 06-6471077
Rembau 06-6851733
Senawang 06-6788237
Tampin, Tampin Square 06-4411446
#MELAKA
Ayer Keroh, Kompleks KDN 06-2326600
Bandar Alor Gajah 06-5563055
Jasin, Bandar Baru Jasin 06-5292005
#PAHANG
Kuantan, Kompleks KDN 09-5734455
Bentong 09-2221582
Cameron Highlands, Tanah Rata 09-4911466
Kuala Lipis 09-3121072
Maran 09-4771266
Mentakab 09-2781239
Raub 09-3551336
Rompin 09-4145411
Temerloh 09-2961239
#JOHOR
Johor Bahru, Wisma Negeri 07-2245388
Kluang 07-7724131
Labis 07-9251914
Pasir Gudang 07-2553717
Segamat 07-9312148
Ledang, Tangkak 06-9782527
A little info on MyDaftar Campaign:
The Home Ministry advised Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to identify Malaysian Indians without birth, identification and citizenship documents for registration during the MyDaftar campaign for eight days from Feb 19.
Deputy Secretary-General (Registration and Immigration) Datuk Raja Azahar Raja Abdul Manap said Sunday the campaign would be held in Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Negri Sembilan, Malacca, Pahang and Johor.
He said the assistance of the NGOs was most necessary to help resolve this serious problem of a section of the Malaysian Indian community which had not had the documents for a long time.
“We do not know how many of these people are without the documents. We hope to be able to register all of them who do not have the documents,” he told reporters here.
“This is the pledge given by the Home Ministry and the National Registration Department. We will not take any action against those who have not registered their marriage or the birth of their children if they come forward during the campaign,” he said, adding that action would be taken after the campaign.
According to statistics, the ministry resolved all the 32,927 applications pertaining to the registration of these documents received between 1997 and 2006 and the 29,677 applications received between 2007 and 2009.
The MyDaftar campaign is organised by the Cabinet Committee on Indians with the National Registration Department and the Home Ministry and supported by the Information Communication and Culture Ministry. – Bernama
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