00:01The public are urged not to rush to replace their MyCard
00:05when applications for the new version open on Thursday
00:07as to avoid congestion at National Registration Department offices.
00:12Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
00:15said the replacement exercise for the new MyCard,
00:18which comes with about 50 additional security features,
00:21would be carried out in phases
00:22while existing cards would remain valid for daily transactions.
00:54He said this after presenting contributions to Umrah Pilgrims
00:57in Port Dixon on Tuesday.
01:00He said the replacement of the MyCard
01:02would not affect subsidy balances
01:03or eligibility for subsidies linked to the identity card.
01:07On another matter,
01:09he said the department handles between 13,000 and 15,000 cases
01:13of unregistered births each year,
01:15a figure he described as still high
01:17even though Malaysia gained independence decades ago.
01:20He said failure to register births was due to various factors,
01:24including lack of information,
01:25social problems and family issues.
01:30He said,
01:37You
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