{"id":403,"date":"2007-07-11T11:03:47","date_gmt":"2007-07-11T03:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/indian\/2007\/07\/17\/man-without-mykad-finds-it-hard-to-get-good-job\/"},"modified":"2007-07-17T11:20:38","modified_gmt":"2007-07-17T03:20:38","slug":"man-without-mykad-finds-it-hard-to-get-good-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/indian\/2007\/07\/11\/man-without-mykad-finds-it-hard-to-get-good-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Man without MyKad finds it hard to get good job"},"content":{"rendered":"

By : Kamachy Habimanan<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n

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JOHOR BARU: V. Thirumaran cannot do many things that most people take for granted. <\/p>\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

He cannot get a job, open a bank account, apply for a drivers' licence or get treatment at a clinic. <\/p>\n

Even his "marriage" in 2005 could not be registered at the civil registry. <\/p>\n

The 24-year-old's problems lie in the fact that he does not have an identity card.<\/p>\n

The woes of the son of a Singaporean father and Indian national mother began at 12 when he applied for an identity card.

<\/center>Despite a birth certificate indicating that he was born in Malaysia in 1982, he was issued a temporary resident pass that was valid until May 2004. <\/p>\n

However, he could not get it renewed at the Johor Baru National Registration Department after that. <\/p>\n

More than 30 visits and a lot of heartache later, Thirumaran is at his wits' end.<\/p>\n

In March, a staff member told him to "wait until the government releases a new policy for temporary resident pass holders". <\/p>\n

Thirumaran said: "When I had the temporary pass, I was at least able to find a job in a factory. But now I can't even get a job to support my family."<\/p>\n

Thirumaran, whose son was born five months ago, does not have his citizenship stated on his birth certificate. <\/p>\n

"I have been forced to become a barber, which brings me about RM30 a day. <\/p>\n

"I am confused. I do not know what else to do. I cannot find a better job. I hope someone can help me." <\/p>\n

He is not alone. <\/p>\n

There are at least 20,000 Mal-aysians of Indian origin who do not have MyKads, birth certificates and marriage registration certificates.<\/span> <\/p>\n

The Johor National Registration Department declined to comment. <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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