Guard’s fake MyKad raises questions


I REFER to the report “MyKad cannot be cloned, says NRD” (The Star, Oct 30).

The NRD director-general Datuk Jariah Mohd Said’s (pic) remarks that the MyKad is a document of “high quality” which cannot be cloned and can only be tampered with by changing the photograph and details on the surface of the original card, while the information and security features are embedded in the card or chip.

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