Unregistered Orang Asli in Malaysia: Why the NRD struggles to find accurate numbers

The National Registration Department (NRD) faces challenges in identifying unregistered individuals among the Orang Asli and indigenous communities due to a lack of accurate data.

Datuk Badrul Hisham Alias, the NRD director-general, emphasized the importance of outreach programs, such as the Menyemai Kasih Rakyat (Mekar) initiative, to facilitate access to registration services in rural areas.

Recent efforts have led to over 30 Orang Asli children receiving identity cards for the first time, highlighting the crucial role of these programs in addressing registration neglect.

The NRD's mobile services have been well-received, suggesting an increase in registration applications.

GUA MUSANG, Oct 13 — The absence of accurate numbers of individuals without identification documents poses a challenge for the National Registration Department (NRD) in identifying the Orang Asli and indigenous communities who are still left out of the national registration system.

NRD director-general Datuk Badrul Hisham Alias said that his department can only identify these individuals when they come forward to seek JPN services, making it difficult to determine the actual number of those who still do not have identity cards or birth certificates.

He said the issue not only involves the Orang Asli community in Peninsular Malaysia but also the indigenous communities in Sabah and Sarawak, who are believed to still have individuals without identification documents.

“We do not know exactly how many are unregistered, nor do we know how many will attend; however, Alhamdulillah, we have received applications from more than 30 individuals aged 12,” he said at a press conference following the Registration Literacy Programme, held in conjunction with the state-level 78th National Registration Day celebrations, in Pos Balar here yesterday.

He said that NRD is committed to implementing outreach programmes to engage with communities in rural areas, including providing services for first-time identity card applications, identity card replacements, as well as matters related to birth and death certificates.

Badrul Hisham said that continuous efforts are important to ensure that communities in rural areas have access to documentation services, as well as to help address the issue of registration neglect among those communities.

Meanwhile, during the programme, more than 30 Orang Asli children aged 12 in Pos Balar here applied for their identity cards for the first time through the JPN outreach programme today.

Badrul Hisham said that the response to the documentation services provided through the NRD mobile van has been very encouraging, with the local community also taking the opportunity to obtain identity card and birth certificate replacement services.

He said the number of first-time MyKad applications for 12-year-old children is expected to increase as many residents were still queuing to obtain NRD services during the programme.

“For today, we have received more than 30 who are getting their ICs for the first time (12 years old). And if we look at the mobile van, there were still many people queuing,” he said.

He said that the Menyemai Kasih Rakyat (Mekar) programme is part of NRD’s commitment to reach out to communities in rural areas to facilitate their access to identity documents.

In addition to first-time MyKad applications, he said NRD also provides services for replacing identity cards as well as handling matters related to birth and death certificates.

The effort is important to ensure that communities in rural areas have easier access to the registration and documentation services provided by the government. — Bernama

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由于缺乏准确的数据，国民登记局 (NRD) 在识别原住民和土著社区中的未登记人员方面面临挑战。

国民登记局局长拿督巴德鲁·希沙姆·阿里亚斯强调了外展计划的重要性，例如“关爱人民”（Menyemai Kasih Rakyat，简称 Mekar）计划，以方便农村地区的民众获得登记服务。

最近的努力使得 30 多名原住民儿童首次获得了身份证，凸显了这些项目在解决登记疏忽问题方面发挥的关键作用。

国民登记局的移动服务广受欢迎，这表明登记申请数量有所增加。

瓜拉姆桑，10月13日讯——由于缺乏无身份证件人员的准确数量，国民登记局（NRD）在识别仍被排除在国民登记系统之外的原住民和土著社区方面面临挑战。

国民登记局总监拿督巴德鲁·希沙姆·阿里亚斯表示，该部门只能在这些人前来寻求国民登记局服务时才能识别出他们的身份，因此很难确定究竟有多少人仍然没有身份证或出生证明。

他说，这个问题不仅涉及马来西亚半岛的原住民社区，还涉及沙巴和砂拉越的原住民社区，据信这些社区中仍有一些人没有身份证件。

“我们不知道究竟有多少人未登记，也不知道有多少人会参加；但是，感谢真主，我们已经收到了 30 多名 12 岁人士的申请，”他在昨天于波斯巴拉尔举行的州级第 78 届全国登记日庆祝活动期间举行的登记扫盲计划后的新闻发布会上说。

他表示，国民登记局致力于实施外展计划，与农村地区的社区进行互动，包括提供首次身份证申请、身份证补办以及与出生和死亡证明相关的服务。

巴德鲁·希沙姆表示，持续努力对于确保农村地区的社区能够获得文件服务，以及帮助解决这些社区的登记疏忽问题至关重要。

与此同时，在今天的活动中，波巴拉尔的 30 多名 12 岁的原住民儿童通过 JPN 外展计划首次申请了身份证。

巴德鲁·希沙姆表示，国民登记局流动服务车提供的证件服务反响非常令人鼓舞，当地社区也借此机会办理了身份证和出生证明补办服务。

他表示，由于许多居民仍在排队领取国民登记服务，预计12岁儿童首次申请MyKad的数量将会增加。

他说：“今天我们接待了30多名首次领取身份证的人（年龄在12岁左右）。而且，我们看看流动办理车，那里仍然有很多人在排队。”

他表示，“关爱人民 (Mekar)”计划是国民登记局致力于接触农村地区社区，帮助他们获得身份证件的一部分。

除了首次申请身份证外，他还表示国民登记局还提供身份证补办服务以及处理出生和死亡证明相关事宜。

这项举措至关重要，旨在确保农村地区的社区能够更便捷地获得政府提供的登记和文件服务。——马新社

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