Senior citizens are require to bring their original Mykad and a photocopy mykad in order to completing the RapidKL Senior Citizen Card registration

Red tokens for senior citizens using RapidKL

KUALA LUMPUR: RapidKL is introducing red-coloured tokens for senior citizens that will allow them to enjoy a concession fare or 50% discount tickets on the LRT.

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad group director for rail division Khairani Mohamed said commuters aged 60 and above could also travel with a 50% discount on the KL Monorail from tomorrow.

“These single-journey red tokens can also be bought and used by the disabled. The purchase can only be made at our ticketing counters at the LRT stations.

“Similarly, for the monorail service, the 50% discount tickets are to be bought at the ticket counters,” he said in a statement.

The ticket vending machines at the LRT stations will only issue normal tickets, which are blue.

Senior citizens are advised to use their RapidKL Senior Citizen Card for more convenience in their travelling, skipping the need to queue to buy the token each time they want to take the LRT or Monorail.

“Those who have yet to get a card can go to the Pasar Seni LRT station to apply for free card,” said Khairani.

“They need to bring their MyKad and a photocopy of it, and also a complete registration form to the counter at the Pasar Seni station.

“As for the disabled, they need to show OKU cards issued by the Welfare Services Department.”

Khairani said the concession fare was in line with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s an­­nouncement on Budget Day in October that senior citizens would be accorded a 50% discount on the LRT and monorail tickets and the concession fare also extended to the disabled. — Bernama

Source of news : Bernama and NST

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/12/31/nation/10184159&sec=nation 

It is illegal to use or owning others Mykad

Man with another person’s MyKad jailed

Posted on December 2, 2011, Friday

LAHAD DATU: The Magistrates’ Court here yesterday jailed an Indonesian for 15 months for using another person’s Mykad.

Mohammad Ali Sandir Bin Laena, 34, pleaded guilty to committing the offence before Sessions Court Judge, M. Rajalingam, who sat as magistrate.

The accused was charged under Section 25 (1) (o) of the National Registration Regulations 1990.

Prosecuting officer Inspector Mohamad Zaidi told the court that the accused was arrested during an operation after the police personnel found he was using a Mykad belonging to a man named Dharma Nazrul Bin Marali.

In the investigation the accused admitted to having bought the Mykad from an unknown man for RM50.

In passing sentence, Rajalingam also ordered the accused to be referred to the Immigration Department after serving his sentence.




and another similar news

Foreigner jailed for MyKad offence

Posted on May 6, 2011, Friday

SANDAKAN: The magistrates’ court here yesterday jailed a 30-year-old foreigner for possessing someone else’s MyKad.

Noraimah Seddala Sarahento pleaded guilty before magistrate Mohd Izuddin Mohd Shukri to a charge under Rule 25 (1)(o) of the National Registration Rule 1990.

The accused was arrested at the arrival hall of Sandakan Airport on April 28 after arriving from Kuala Lumpur.

Immigration personnel detained her after being suspected of possessing a MyKad belonging to another person.

Investigation revealed that the accused was given a Mykad with someone else’s name on it after she had paid RM150 to an unknown man.

She then bought a ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan using the MyKad as she was desperate to return to her country of origin.

The National Registration Department verified the MyKad and found that it was not the accused’s MyKad.

Source of news:
Bernama 
1. http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/12/02/man-with-another-persons-mykad-jailed/#ixzz1iEJcsG6m
2. http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/05/06/foreigner-jailed-for-mykad-offence/#ixzz1iEKkCx7m

Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) akan mengeluarkan “MyKad dengan strukur baru” pada 3 Januari yang dipertingkatkan ciri keselamatan dan dapat menangani pemalsuan mykad

‘Imej maya’ dalam MyKad baru dapat elak kad dipalsu, kata JPN

Oleh Shannon Teoh

Dec 30, 2011

PUTRAJAYA, 30 Dis — Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) akan mengeluarkan “MyKad  dengan strukur baru” pada 3 Januari yang dipertingkatkan ciri keselamatan dan dapat menangani pemalsuan kad itu.

Ketua Pengarahnya Datuk Jariah Moh Said berkata agensi itu menggunakan “teknologi laser terbaru” untuk mencetak MyKad baru yang mempunyai “imej maya” pemegang kad yang tidak boleh dibuang.

“Biasanya mereka akan mengubah warna foto. Tetapi jika anda mencuba untuk ubah imej maya ia akan memusnahkan keseluruhan kad,” katanya kepada pemberita sambil menambah imej itu akan dicetak di bawah lapisan permukaan kad.

Wakil rakyat pembangkang telah mendakwa Barisan Nasional (BN) telah memberi MyKad kepada sekurang-kurangnya 1,600 warga asing antara Mac hingga Jun untuk mengundi pemerintah pada pilihan raya umum akan datang.

Pakatan Rakyhat juga mendakwa pada Ogos lalu seramai 1,108 pemastautin tetap di Lembah Klang telah diberikan status kewarganegaraan dalam satu hari sahaja.

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak telah menubuhkan  jawatankuasa pilihan khas Parlimen untuk mengkaji transformasi pilihan raya negara.

Jariah juga berkata kad baru itu dibuat daripada polikarbonat yang lebih kuat dan dilengkapi mikrocip berkualiti tinggi yang boleh mencapai kapasiti 80 kilobait (kb) berbanding 64 kb yang digunakan sekarang.

Beliau menambah langkah itu diambil berikutan aduan-aduan yang dikemukakan terhadap MyKad yang mula dikeluarkan pada 2000 tidak tahan lama dan mikrocip sering tidak boleh dibaca mesin pengimbas.

Walaupun enggan mendedahkan jumlah aduan yang dikemukakan kepada JPN namun beliau berkata kos untuk mengeluarkan setiap MyKad hanya RM24.50 berbanding RM27.20 sebelum ini.

Semasa dilancarkan, MyKad asal dikatakan berkebolehan mencapai fungsi tambahan seperti maklumat lesen memandu dan perdagangan elektronik.

Tetapi kebanyakan fungsi-fungsi itu tidak berjaya disebbakan kekurangan sambutan pasaran dan kad pintar tidak boleh dikesan.

MyKad baru yang akan diperkenalkan di Shah Alam dan Putrajaya pada 3 Januari ini akan dikeluarkan di seluruh negara dalam tempoh enam minggu selepas itu.

Source of news: 
Malaysian insider
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/imej-maya-dalam-mykad-baru-dapat-elak-kad-dipalsu-kata-jpn/

MyKad With New Security Feature available from Jan 3 2012

date of post this blog : 2 Jan 2012

MyKad With New Security Feature available from Jan 3 2012, begin at the National Registration Department office at Putrajaya and Shah Alam office in first stages

PUTRAJAYA: The National Registration Department (NRD) will be issuing the new MyKad with the latest security features in stages from Jan 3, said NRD director-general Datuk Jariah Mohd Said.

She said the issuing of the new MyKad would begin at the NRD offices in Putrajaya and Shah Alam on Tuesday and would be extended to other branch offices throughout country after Feb 15.

“The new MyKad is more durable as it is made of tougher polycarbonate material as well as a new and longer lasting chip.

“Apart from that, the MyKad has a “ghost image” which uses a new laser technology on the surface to prevent forgery,” she told reporters at a media conference here yesterday.

Jariah said NRD was confident the new MyKad would meet international standards as it had improvements over the existing version.

“Members of the public are encouraged to change to the new MyKad but it is not compulsory,” she said.

Jariah said NRD branches in other states such as Kluang and Ipoh would be issuing the new MyKad on Jan 10, Johor Bahru (Jan 14), Kuantan (Jan 15), Melaka (Jan 17), Kuching and Kota Bharu (Jan 20), Kuala Terengganu and Penang (Jan 29).

Apart from that, she said the NRD office in Alor Setar would also issue the new MyKad on Feb 2, Miri (Feb 6), Kota Kinabalu and other branches on Feb 7 and branches in the Federal Territory on Feb 15.

“NRD will take one day to issue the latest MyKad in the NRD branches stated.

“Other NRD branches will take 10 working days in the peninsula and a maximum of 30 days in Sabah and Sarawak,” she said.

NEW MYKAD: National Registration Department (NRD)  director-general Datuk Jariah Mohd Said showing the new MyKad at the press conference in Putrajaya. — Bernama photo . 
source of photo - copy from http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/12/31/new-mykad-available-from-jan-3/

A comparison of the new MyKad (right) and the old one. The new MyKad contains a laser-engraved ghost image of its holder and the Prime Minister’s Office Building Complex can be seen in the background when it is placed under UV light. Pic by Effendy Rashid

THE new MyKad with its laser-engraved ghost image and other security features will be tougher to forge.

National Registration Department (NRD) director-general Datuk Jariah Mohd Said said the new MyKad would bear two  photographs of the holder instead of one.  The smaller photograph would be a ghost image imprinted on the top left of the normal photograph.

And, unlike the old MyKad, which does not have any laser engraving, the identity card (IC) number of the new version will also be engraved in small lettering below the normal photograph.

"In case of any attempt to tamper with the normal photograph, there is another image which is more difficult to remove as it is burned using laser into the MyKad. "Also, the small IC number under the normal photograph will help in verifying the numbers and it has a tamper-proof 80k chip compared with the 64k in the old MyKad.

 

"The new chip is better than the old one which can be easily become faulty. It also has more storage capacity," she said, adding that the card was made using tougher polycarbonate with stronger adhesive on the cover.

Other non-visible new features were art screen, line width modulation, background screens and patterns, variable microprint, Ultraviolet (UV) pre-printed guilloche pattern, UV pre-printed multicolour and UV pre-printed image.

"The current MyKad is still valid. However,  I encourage the public to switch to the new MyKad."

Remarks: Ghost image = also called Image Maya by public

 Source of news and photo: 
Bernama
 http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/12/31/new-mykad-available-from-jan-3/#ixzz1iE4EnzEY 
NST
http://www.nst.com.my/top-news/dept-to-roll-out-new-mykad-from-next-week-1.25965#ixzz1iEGH5wyd

Replace your Malaysia IC - Mykad online

review date:2/1/2012

I have check MYEG website today and found the mykad replacement service had been removed from their exisitng service list, so i would like to update to all reader of this blog, please call to MYEG to confirm their service available.

However, below FAQ is still available in their website by date 2/1/2012, so i am assuming they are just temporalily withdraw the service from their list, after the problem solve, or please contact to MYEG to double confirm

Myeg provide the online mykad replacement


1) What kind of JPN Services can be done at MyEG’s website?
The services offered in this website are:
1. Normal replacement
Request for normal replacement can be made to upgrade MyKad chip from 32K to 64K. This chip upgrade is to support all applications available.
2. Damaged card/chip replacement
Request for replacement can be made if the card is physically damaged or the chip is unreadable during the verification process by the agency throughout any transactions.
3. Lost of MyKad replacement
Replacement for loss of MyKad: Must not exceed maximum 5 times reported lost cases only. A compound will be charged for the lost cases (Please refer to the question below for the charges info).

2) What are the charges involved for the application?
Please refer to the table below:

Type of Services Offered	Total
Replacement of MyKad - Normal	RM12.00
Replacement of MyKad Due to Chip / Card Damage for Malaysian (<12mth from issue date)	RM2.00
Replacement of MyKad Due to Chip / Card Damage for Malaysian (>12mth from issue date)	RM12.00
Replacement Due to Loss 1) for 1st time loss 2) for 2nd time loss 3) for 3rd – 5th time loss	RM112.00 RM212.00 RM312.00
NOTE : An eServices fee of RM2.00 is included to all the services above A penalty fee of RM20.00 will be charged for users who does not collect their MyKad within the first 24 months

3) Do I have to make / have a police report before applying for replacement of the new MyKad online due to lost?
If you choose to apply your new MyKad through MyEG Services, you do not need to make any police report.

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4) Who can use this replacement services?
The services offered are open to all Malaysian citizens who already have MyKad.
The services are not applicable for non-citizens, citizens without a MyKad (old IC holder), lost MyKad more than five times, and MyKad replacement due to rule 18 (those who never change MyKad after reach age 18 years old).

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5) How do I carry out my transaction through the website?
You need to register with the website if you are a first time user:
• Go to Login & Registration section at www.myeg.com.my
• Select Individual Registration.
• Fill in the required details and click Submit.
• Once your user account is successfully created, you will be forwarded to the main page.
• An email will be sent to you to activate your account. Click the link indicated for activation.
• Login your account with your username and password
• Navigate the top menu by clicking eServices > JPN
• You have reached the front page for JPN Services
• Follow the corresponding instructions to make your request.
• When the transaction is successful, please print your receipt.

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6) Can I replace a new address or insert a new photograph for this MyKad?
No, there will be no new information inserted inside your new MyKad.
All information which is already at JPN will be stored in this new MyKad.

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7) How do I make my payment for this service?
The payment is through credit card transaction only.

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8) Do I get a receipt for the transaction I make through MyEG Services?
For every successful transaction, you will be issued with a MyEG’s JPN receipt.
Please print this receipt before you make your collection.

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9) Can I use MyEG’s JPN Receipt as my Temporary Identity Document?
Receipt generated by this Online Services shall not replace the temporary identity document. You are advised to proceed to the nearest JPN counter to obtain a Temporary Identity Document (KPPK09). No payment involved for first time issuance of KPPK09.

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10) Can I get my MyKad delivered to me?
No, MyEG Services does not deliver your MyKad. You may check your application status at JPN website (click here to go to the page) to clarify the status of your application. Once the new MyKad is ready, you have to personally proceed to the counter as chosen during the application to collect and verify your thumbprint. You need to bring your MyEG’s JPN receipt together with your old MyKad or Temporary Identity Document (KPPK09) during collection.

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11) Can I ask somebody else to collect my new MyKad on my behalf?
No, you need to be present during the collection of MyKad at the JPN counter.
This is required as JPN will verify your thumbprint upon collection of the MyKad.
Please surrender your old MyKad upon collection or Temporary Identity Document (KPPK09). A failure of returning your old MyKad will be charged as card lost.

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12) What do I do if I found out there is a mismatched thumbprint during my collection?
Your application will be terminated and you are advised to re-apply for MyKad at the JPN counter in the event that your thumbprint verification failed during collection. Payment will be waived if the same payment is charged.

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13) How long the application will be processed?
For collection chosen at JPN Putrajaya office, your card will be ready within a 24-hour working day. Example: If you apply on Friday, your card will be ready on Saturday (Note: JPN HQ and State offices operate 7 days a week, except on public holidays).
For collection chosen at any JPN offices in Peninsular Malaysia (except Putrajaya), your card will be ready for collection in 10 working days.
For collection chosen at any JPN offices in East Malaysia, your card will be ready for collection in 30 working days.

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14) How can I check the status of my application?
You can check the MyKad application status 24 hours after the receipt date, by the following methods:
Hotline : 03-8880 8066 (during office hour 8am – 5pm, weekdays only)
Website : www.jpn.gov.my
mySMS : Please type JPN MyKad <ic no.> and send to 15888

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15) Is the JPN Service available for 24 hours a day at MyEG’s website?
No, JPN services at MyEG’s website are only available as follow:
Monday to Friday : 8am – 11pm
Saturday : 8am – 7pm
Sunday : 8am – 9pm

The info listed here should be correct during the time the author of this blog copy from the Myeg's website, to double confirm, please visit the Myeg's website to double confirm. We bear no responsibility on the outdated info.

Source : http://www.myeg.com.my/index.php/en/faq/mykad-replacement

Several new features will be added into the existing MyKad to address the security issues.

 The National Registration Department (JPN) would issue the MyKad with the new features to its applicants beginning January 2012.

Several new security features going to add into the New Mykad will be use laser technology to imprint the applicant's information and photograph onto the card itself. the new mykad chip also damage proof. the damage proof chip had tested and approved by SIRIM.

New Malaysian identity cards would be made from the polycarbonate, which are more durable than the previous one (old Mykad / IC).

However, in the first stage only JPN offices in Malacca, Kuching, and Kluang would process the new MyKads.

News date: 15th October 2011
Source of Article: http://www.thestar.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/10/15/nation/20111015161759&sec=nationhttp://www.thestar.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/10/15/nation/20111015161759&sec=nation

National Registration Department (NRD) To Issue New MyKad Starting January 2012

Bernama) The National Registration Department (NRD) will introduce a new MyKad with state-of-the-art security features starting January next year, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said.

Hishammuddin said the new MyKad would have enhanced security features, especially the chip, which will have tamper-proof elements to prevent falsification, an issue raised by some.

"The Mykad with new structure which is of a higher quality will meet the security requirement and will be suitable for changes in time, situation and future challenges," he told reporters here today after launching the new MyKad structure here today.

Hishammuddin said the new MyKad with a polycarbonate body, uses laser cutting technology on its surface and chips tested by SIRIM and recognised semi-conductor laboratories.

"New applicants will issued the new Mykad while current holders of Mykad can change their old card for a new one.

Hishammuddin who is also the Semberong Member of Parliament added that the NRD would also continue its Outreach Programme using mobile NRD services to identify Malaysian citizens who do not have Mykad, especially those staying in remote areas.

Source: <a href="http://malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/newscommentaries/44150-nrd-to-issue-new-mykad-starting-january-2012-says-hishammuddin">NRD To Issue New MyKad Starting January 2012, Says Hishammuddin </a>

Date: Saturday, 15 October 2011

MyKad: The Malaysia Government Multipurpose Smart Identity Card

MyKad, or Government Multipurpose Card (GMPC) is the official compulsory identity card of Malaysia. MyKad is considered as world’s first smart identity card. The MyKad or GMPC project is part of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) initiative. MyKad was officially launched on September 5, 2001 and incorporates a microchip, which contains several items of data including biometrics. From March 2003, a variant of this identity card for newborn babies was introduced, known as MyKid.
The word “My” in “MyKad” signifies Malaysia’s top level domain country code .my and also indicating personal ownership of the card. The word “Kad” is the acronym of “Kad Akuan Diri” or translated as “Personal Identification Card” as well as “Kad Aplikasi Digital” (Digital Application Card) and also means “card”.
Malaysian Citizens owns blue coloured MyKad. Permanent Residents owns red coloured MyKad.
Eligibility for MyKad
All Malaysian citizens and permanent residents 12 years old or above are eligible for a MyKad. All newborn babies are issued with a MyKid. This is “upgraded” to a MyKad on the 12th birthday. The MyKad must be replaced when a person reaches 18 years old, as it is a requirement that the photograph be ‘current’. MyKad must be carried at all times. Failure to do so may incur a fine of between RM3,000 and RM20,000 or jail term of up to three years.
Functions of MyKad
The MyKad is a piece of plastic with an embedded microchip and has the dimensions of a standard credit card. MyKad contains a 64Kb EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) chip running on the M-COS (MyKad Chip Operating System) operating system.
Functions available in MyKad are:

• Identity card, including fingerprints and photo
• Driving licence information
• Passport in Malaysia
• Storage for health information
• e-cash
• ATM integration
• Touch ‘n Go, Malaysia’s toll road tolling system and also public transport payment system
• Digital certificate, commonly known as Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

source and reference site: http://www.malaysiacentral.com/information-directory/government-rules-and-politics/identification-documents/mykad-the-malaysia-government-multipurpose-smart-identity-card/

MyKid – Identity card of Malaysia for children below 12 years old

                                            Front of MyKid Malaysia children identity card

                                          Back of MyKid Malaysia children identity card


MyKid is a chip-based identity card which is issued to children under the age of 12 years. MyKid is similar to MyKad except that MyKid does not have a photograph and fingerprint.
“My” refers to “Malaysia” or “Personal Ownership” while “kid” is a Malay acronym for “Kad Identiti Diri” or Personal Identification Card. The identification number on MyKid will be used for all official matters, from birth to death.
MyKid contains three main applications inside the chip

• NRD application (birth data)
• Health information
• Educational information

Benefits of MyKid
The benefits are:

• Reduces usage of forms when dealing with government agencies or the private sector
• When dealing with departments or agencies such as hospitals or clinics for the purpose of health examination, schooling, etc
• Conveniently carried about because of its small size
• Possesses security features to prevent misuse.
• Utilizes chip technology where information can be read on the card or from the chip. The information in the chip can also be updated easily.
• Attractive and interesting design

implementation of MyKid
MyKid is issued at all NRD branches in Peninsular Malaysia and it is only for the registration of new births.
For inquiries on MyKid, please contact +6(03)8880 8066.


source and reference site: http://www.malaysiacentral.com/information-directory/government-rules-and-politics/identification-documents/mykid-identity-card-of-malaysia-for-children-below-12-years-old/