{
  "id": 13926216,
  "title": "General : Old Birth Certificates Still Valid, New Copies Cost RM5 – NRD Dg",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/general-old-birth-certificates-still-valid-new-copies-cost-rm5-a-nrd",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:02:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2619114"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "GUA MUSANG, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Old birth certificates, including handwritten documents issued in paper format, remain valid and do not need to be replaced, said National Registration Department (NRD) director-general Datuk Badrul Hisham Alias.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "No need to replace old birth certificates, still valid, says NRD; new copies cost RM5",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/no-need-to-replace-old-birth-certificates-still-valid-says-nrd-new",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:41:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}