Telling the fake from genuine documents is a huge challenge for the National Registration Department (NRD) unless the authorities have, at their disposal, a chip reader. “Their technology has improved, so it is difficult for untrained eyes to tell if the documents are fake. “The only thing that safeguards real MyKad holders is the chip. “Although the fake ones look real, the chips are unreadable. Razin said NRD had been conducting operations to detect fake MyKad holders.

Source: New Strait Times February 12, 2018 00:56 UTC