Deputy minister says new-structure identity card to be introduced with better safety features

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — An elderly man was fined RM5,000 by the Magistrate's Court today for making false statements regarding the birth registration of his two children and submitting false information when applying for an identity card with the National Registration Department (NRD).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — The National Registration Department (NRD) is currently printing 160,000 delayed MyKid (children's identity) cards which will be distributed gradually as soon as the process is completed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — A senior registration assistant at the National Registration Department (NRD) was fined RM8,000, in default of six months imprisonment, by the Sessions Court today.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 25 — The citizenship application security vetting processing period has been reduced from 73 days to 14 days, through the integrated security vetting system launched by the National Registration Department (NRD) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Most citizenship applicants among the elderly fail the Malay language proficiency test, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA NERUS, Sept 6 — The National Registration Department (NRD) found that there are around 8,000 cases of lost identity cards (MyKad) nationwide annually since about five years ago.

POKOK SENA, Aug 26 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today dismissed allegations his ministry is in the process of granting Malaysian citizenship on a large scale to foreigners, especially from China.

PUTRAJAYA, July 5 — The Home Ministry (KDN) will hand over to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) the name of a National Registration Department (NRD) officer alleged to have solicited money from applicants for Malaysian citizenship.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The myIdentity system developed by the National Registration Department (NRD) in 2012 has helped the Public Service Commission (PSC) to verify the authenticity of information of individuals applying for positions in the public service.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 — Twenty-nine Indonesian nationals were detained yesterday near the industrial area in Puchong, Selangor, for being in possession of fake Malaysian identity cards and using it to work in this country.

MELAKA, 14 Jan — There will be a six-month delay in the issuance of MyKid for newborns in this country following the global microchip shortage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, said National Registration Department (NRD) director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 9 — The National Registration Department (JPN) is in the process of storing 150 million physical records kept since 1869 in digital form for security and preservation, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

JERTIH, Dec 29 — The National Registration Department (NRD) has so far received 500 applications for the replacement of personal documents from people who were affected by the recent floods in Kelantan and Terengganu.

TAIPING, Nov 16 — Document-selling syndicates in the country are a grave concern, requiring more enforcement to eradicate them, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

TUMPAT, Oct 26 — Following an 83-year wait, Wan Nab Ismail finally became a Malaysian citizen after the National Registration Department (JPN) director-general, Datuk Ruslin Jusoh, personally gave her a birth certificate and MyKad today.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 26 — The legal battle by a Sabah-born man and a 16-year-old girl to be given Malaysian citizenship is finally over as they are now recognised as Malaysian citzens.

MELAKA, Oct 18 — Senior citizen Khadijah Padzli’s eight-year struggle and endless wait to obtain citizenship for her adopted son, Muhammad Shaffiq Izudin Aziz Abdul Rahim, 10, ended in bliss when the application was finally approved and a certificate was issued today.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 — The National Registration Department (NRD) will be introducing a new version of birth certificates which will have the latest security features next year, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — The End-to-End (E2E) government service system at the National Registration Department (NRD) and the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) will be further strengthened through the New Normal in Public Service Delivery (NBPPA) project this year.