{
  "id": 13998831,
  "title": "Melayu kahwin dengan warga asing Islam boleh daftar anak sebagai Melayu, kata Saifuddin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/melayu-kahwin-dengan-warga-asing-islam-boleh-daftar-anak-sebagai-13998831",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T15:42:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/12/melayu-kahwin-dengan-warga-asing-islam-boleh-daftar-anak-sebagai-melayu-kata-saifuddin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dewan Rakyat has been informed that a child of Malaysian descent who marries an Asian foreign Muslim can be registered as Malaysian. The Minister of Domestic Affairs, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, clarified that a marriage between a Malaysian Malay and an Asian Muslim does not automatically make the couple foreign nationals Malaysian citizens. According to the Constitution, a Malay is defined as someone who practices Islam, typically speaks Malay, adheres to Malay customs, and meets the constitutional criteria related to birth or naturalization before Independence Day.",
  "summary": "Menteri dalam negeri berkata pasangan itu juga boleh memilih sama ada anak mereka mendaftar ikut keturunan ibu atau bapa.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "DAP tak pernah soal hak Melayu, kedudukan Islam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/dap-tak-pernah-soal-hak-melayu-kedudukan-islam",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:20:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}