Marriage to Malay does not change foreign spouse's ethnicity, says Saifuddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Marriage between a Muslim foreign national and a Malaysian of Malay descent does not change the foreign spouse’s ethnicity to Malay, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same statement by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution that marrying a Malay does not change a foreign spouse's ethnicity, and they do not contradict each other.
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