Over 250,000 received MyPR in last few years

REPORTS BY MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, RAHIMY RAHIM AND TARRENCE TAN

MORE than 250,000 MyPR identity cards for permanent residents were issued over a five-year period, says Deputy Home Minister Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman.

“Between 2014 and Sept 30 (this year), 264,192 MyPR cards were issued to 166,116 males and 98,076 female applicants, ” he said when answering a question raised by Kasturirani Patto (PH-Batu Kawan) in Dewan Rakyat.He said the top three groups issued the MyPR cards were from Indonesia (135,701), the Philippines (38,131) and India (10,283).