Sabah has the highest number of children or young adults who were born stateless, according to the Home Ministry.

The National Registration Department's (NRD) data shows that Sabah has 23,154 stateless individuals who are currently under 21 and at least one of their parents is a Malaysian citizen.

Sabah alone accounts for more than half of the 43,445 individuals facing this dire situation as of Oct 13, of which 436 individuals were from Labuan...