{
  "id": 6511065,
  "title": "NRD: 365 foreigners charged over fake MyKad, birth certificate offences in eight months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/nrd-365-foreigners-charged-over-fake-mykad-birth-certificate-offences",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T01:04:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/10/nrd-365-foreigners-charged-over-fake-mykad-birth-certificate-offences-in-eight-months/234620"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Registration Department (NRD) has reported that 365 foreigners were charged in court over MyKad and birth certificate fraud between January and August this year, involving 738 joint operations nationwide. Enforcement director Mazhad Abdul Aziz stated that 286 cases involved the use of fake identity cards or cards belonging to others, while 79 were linked to forged birth certificates. Most of those arrested were Indonesian and Filipino nationals. The prosecutions were carried out under the National Registration Regulations 1990 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 (Act 299). Ops Layar, which ran for four hours starting at 5.00 pm, involved 52 NRD personnel and 15 officers from the Malaysian Immigration Department and the Selangor Department of Labour. A total of 195 individuals were inspected, including 63 locals who were found to possess valid identity cards. Three women, aged between 21 and 37, believed to be Indonesian nationals, were detained on suspicion of using counterfeit identity cards or cards belonging to others to secure employment at the factory.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "NRD: 365 foreigners charged over fake MyKad, birth certificate offences in eight months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/nrd-365-foreigners-charged-over-fake-mykad-birth-certificate-offences-6516888",
        "published": "2026-09-10T01:04:58.000Z"
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  "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."
}