April 27, 2026
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WASHINGTON, April 27 — A man accused of targeting US administration officials at a Washington event has been arrested after allegedly opening fire, injuring a Secret Service agent.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — The number of Malaysians renouncing their citizenship for Singapore has risen sharply in recent years, with more than 6,000 doing so in just the first half of 2025.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said a total of 6,060 Malaysians had relinquished their citizenship as of June 30 this year.
“In previous years, there were 7,394 cases in 2015, followed by 8,654 (2016), 7,583 (2017) and 7,665 (2018),” he said in a written parliamentary reply to Kota Bharu MP Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, who had asked for figures on Malaysians applying for Singaporean citizenship from 2015 to 2025.
Last year recorded 16,930 cases, up from 11,500 in 2023.
In 2022, the figure was 5,623, lower than the 7,956 recorded in 2021.
The highest annual total before last year was 13,362 cases in 2019, before dropping to 5,591 in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.
