KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 8 — The National Registration Department (NRD) has issued a total of 169,346 New Generation MyKads nationwide between September 17 and October 6.
NRD Director-General Datuk Badrul Hisham Alias said the five states recording the highest issuance are the Federal Territories with 20,592 pieces; Johor (18,871); Sarawak (15,777); Sabah (13,711) and Selangor (13,452).
He said that so far, the response received from the public has been very encouraging due to the upgrade from 23 to 53 high-tech security features capable of curbing identity forgery issues.
“To accommodate the increase in applications for the New Generation MyKad, the NRD has increased card production centres from 60 to 70 nationwide. Only one is not yet operational, which is in the Langkawi district. However, it is in its final preparation stage and is expected to operate soon.
