The federal government is currently evaluating a request from the Peranakan Chinese community to officially recognise them as a sub-ethnic group under the National Registration Department (NRD).

Deputy National Unity Minister K. Saraswathy said the proposal came from the Baba Nyonya Association of Malaysia, which aims to grant the community their own identity and has been submitted to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for consideration, The Star reported today.

“My ministry is waiting for a decision by the Cabinet on the matter.

“Peranakan Chinese and Melaka Chetti are only recognised with their own identities during cultural events,” Saraswathy was quoted as saying after opening the National Baba Nyonya Festival 2024 in Melaka.

She reportedly said her minister supports the community’s request, emphasising the significant role the Baba and Nyonya have played in promoting unity and harmonious living in Malaysia.

The Star also reported the Baba Nyonya association chairman Datuk Ronald Gan saying the request was made directly to the NRD in January 2023.

According to Gan, the Baba ethnicity was acknowledged on birth certificates during the 1940s but was later removed.

“It has been several decades; we are not recognised based on our ethnicity and are categorised as Chinese,” he was quoted as saying.

According to Gan, there are currently some 30,000 Baba and Nyonya in Malaysia.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...ise-them/145938

Ok, bagi dia masuk "lain-lain"

They weren't before?

how about chindian???

why?

Nope.
Even after 7th generations in Malaysia.

Yes.

race is based on life-style... not on DNA anymore...

similar to male pretending to be female in sports... nice...

Oof. Nons last generation coming.

Can't affect nons if there are no nons.

After all "Malaysian"

Bodo Malaysia under Razak shithole.

Never fix the race based policy rather promote and enhanced it.

7 generation down, all this mess what got us divided.

Useless scum Malays leader.

This post has been edited by Syie9^_^: Aug 3 2024, 09:06 PM

99% Chinese DNA also want different category??

Lol want to buy asb issit?

Convert to typeM.

fark you MCA. hak orang cina digadaikan demi kekayaan poket kamu.

Well in Sabah they have Sino Kadazan as a race for TypeC mix.

Lots of them are genetically 99% TypeC as well (the 1% dif is they got teksar unlike TypeC, winrar).


This post has been edited by msacras: Aug 3 2024, 09:47 PM

How about chinlayu?

Chinlayu confirmed is Malay


Riduhan tee example

dont need to waste time la, baba nyonya from melaka and penang are mostly chinese DNA already, their ancestors married pure chinese bride from china last time during the 19th and 20th century, they have been sino-fied, thats why u see today's baba nyonya from penang and melaka look the same as pure chinese

the real peranakan chinese are those from kelantan/terengganu, those can still say they are different from pure chinese