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Published on: Tuesday 20 January 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Perak-born Velmurugan, 38, has lived in Malaysia his whole life as a stateless person and just wants to be recognised as a Malaysian. Being stateless has caused him much ...

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