Don’t rush: Home minister urges Malaysians to avoid MyKad replacement frenzy

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has advised the public not to rush to replace their MyKad cards when a new version, featuring about 50 additional security features, becomes available on September 17, to prevent congestion at National Registration Department offices.

The replacement process will occur in phases, with current cards remaining valid for transactions and no impact on subsidy balances or eligibility.

Additionally, Saifuddin highlighted the ongoing issue of unregistered births in Malaysia, urging parents and guardians to register births promptly, as failure to do so may affect children's future.

PORT DICKSON, Sept 15 — The people have been advised not to rush to replace their MyKad when applications for the new version open on Sept 17, to avoid congestion at National Registration Department (NRD) offices.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the replacement exercise for the new MyKad, which comes with about 50 additional security features, would be carried out in phases, while existing cards would remain valid for daily transactions.

“I would like to advise people not to rush to replace their MyKad. There are currently 24 million MyKad cards in circulation, with an average of 180,000 to 200,000 cards issued each month,” he told reporters here today.

He said the replacement of the MyKad would not affect subsidy balances or eligibility for subsidies linked to the identity card.

“There is no issue regarding the subsidy balance...the records are based on the existing MyKad,” he said.

Meanwhile, Saifuddin Nasution said the department handles between 13,000 and 15,000 cases of unregistered births each year, a figure he described as still high even though Malaysia gained independence decades ago.

He said failure to register births was due to various factors, including lack of information, social problems and family issues, which could ultimately affect the children’s future.

“The reality is that there are still people who lack the basic knowledge that every birth must be registered, and this is still regarded as something normal,” he said, adding that parents or guardians gave various reasons for failing to register their children’s births, including financial difficulties and family constraints, even though birth registration is free.

In this regard, he urged parents, guardians and members of the public with information on unregistered births to come forward to NRD offices for assistance. — Bernama

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内政部长拿督斯里赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安·伊斯梅尔建议公众不要急于在9月17日新版MyKad卡（新增约50项安全功能）推出时更换现有卡，以避免国民登记局办事处出现拥堵。

更换过程将分阶段进行，现有卡片仍可继续用于交易，不会对补贴余额或资格产生任何影响。

此外，赛夫丁还强调了马来西亚持续存在的未登记出生问题，敦促父母和监护人及时登记出生，因为不这样做可能会影响孩子的未来。

波德申，9月15日讯——为避免国民登记局（NRD）办事处出现拥堵，民众被建议不要在9月17日新版MyKad申请开放时急于更换现有身份证。

内政部长拿督斯里赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安·伊斯梅尔表示，新版MyKad（身份证）将分阶段更换，新版MyKad增加了约50项安全功能，而现有身份证仍可用于日常交易。

“我建议大家不要急于更换身份证。目前市面上流通着2400万张身份证，平均每月发行18万至20万张，”他今天在这里对记者说。

他表示，更换身份证不会影响与该身份证相关的补贴余额或补贴资格。

他说：“补贴余额方面没有任何问题……记录都是基于现有的身份证件。”

与此同时，赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安表示，该部门每年处理 13,000 至 15,000 起未登记出生案件，他认为尽管马来西亚独立已有数十年，但这一数字仍然很高。

他表示，未进行出生登记的原因有很多，包括缺乏信息、社会问题和家庭问题，这些最终可能会影响孩子的未来。

“现实情况是，仍然有人缺乏基本的常识，即每个新生儿都必须登记，而这仍然被认为是正常的事情，”他说道，并补充说，父母或监护人给出的各种不给孩子登记出生的理由包括经济困难和家庭限制，尽管出生登记是免费的。

就此，他呼吁家长、监护人以及掌握未登记出生信息的其他公众人士前往国民登记局办事处寻求帮助。——马新社

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