Department will visit Liana’s family soon
SIBU: The National Registration Department (NRD) MEKAR Unit will visit Liana Sari Santud’s family residence soon. In a statement today, NRD said that it was to provide advisory services regarding the eligibility criteria under the applicable laws and regulations for her to apply and obtain identification documents. “Based on the investigation conducted by us, it was found […]
Sarawak govt serious about “leaving no one behind”
SPAOH: Community wellbeing is one of the state government’s missions to achieve social inclusivity in line with its policy of ‘leave no one behind’. Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Mohamad Razi Sitam said every Sarawakian must be assisted to ensure every citizen is healthy and prosperous and contribute to the economic […]
New system: JPN, PPD can no longer request data from teachers
PUTRAJAYA: State Education Departments (JPN) and District Education Offices (PPS) can no longer request the Classroom Assessment (PBD) results from teachers following the implementation of the data reporting system, which is expected to begin later this year. Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said the new system, which is a platform to enter the assessment result of students from Year […]
MyKad: NRD clears air on application process
KUCHING: Citizens who were not in the country when they were 12 to 16 years old must register themselves within 30 days from the date of arrival in Malaysia to obtain their identity card. The National Registration Department (NRD) in Sarawak explained that for cases where the subject is 16 years old and above and […]
Don’t deny applicants their MyKads, JPN told
SIBU: The National Registration Department (JPN) is urged to explain and justify its basis for the delay in issuing MyKads to applicants who have been successfully granted citizenship. Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) Political Education Bureau director Irene Chang said two of such cases—which DAP helped to apply and successfully obtained citizenship from the Ministry […]
‘Sorry, we don’t have a MyKid printer at Bintulu JPN’
KUCHING: The Bintulu National Registration Department (JPN) office in Bintulu is unable to accept MyKid applications because it does not have a machine to print the chip-embedded identity card for children under the age of 12 years. Nevertheless, the department said it accepted the concerns, remarks and suggestions of Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King […]
Citizenship status: State to request MoE for children to attend school
KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry (KWKPK) will officially write to the Education Ministry (MoE) to request for children who are in the process of applying for citizenship to be allowed to go to school. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said they would provide evidence, such as a receipt […]
Changing father’s name on personal identification document allowed
KUALA LUMPUR: Amending information on birth document such as the certificate or card can be made if the information is found inaccurate or doubtful. According to the National Registration Department (JPN), applicants who wish to correct the name, date or place of birth should provide supporting documents to prove a factual mistake in the earlier […]
Undi18: Give time to EC
PENDANG: Election Commission (EC) should be given space and time on the implementation of automatic voter registration and Undi18 (lowering the voting age to 18), said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan. He said various procedures were involved before this matter could be implemented, including dealings with the […]
