KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 -- The Malaysian Advisory Group on Myanmar applauded the decision made in the Second People's Assembly convened by Myanmar's National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) to abolish the notorious 1982 Myanmar Citizenship Law.

Malaysian Advisory Group on Myanmar chair Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said the landmark decision to abolish the discriminatory Myanmar Citizenship Law (1982) demonstrates a significant move towards inclusivity and equality in accordance with Chapter 5 of the Federal Democracy Charter.

He said the law had systematically excluded the Rohingya people from their right to nationality for decades.

"We commend the significant strides made during the Second People's Assembly.

"The assembly represents a c...