Microchip shortage, expect delay in issuance of MyKid

Thankful: Rohana (right) showing the MyKad received by Nur Aleeya under the Mekar programme at their home in Bukit Godek, Semabok Dalam in Melaka. — Bernama

MELAKA: There will be a six-month delay in the issuance of MyKid for newborns in the country following the global microchip shortage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, says National Registration Department (NRD) director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

He said, however, that parents could still submit new applications but would have to wait a little longer because NRD would process the application in stages.