PORT KLANG, Sept 9 2026 — The National Registration Department (NRD) said 365 foreigners were charged in court over MyKad and birth certificate fraud between January and August this year.
NRD enforcement director Mazhad Abdul Aziz said the department carried out 738 joint operations nationwide with other agencies, including raids on premises and factories, to detect the use of fraudulent identification documents.
Of the cases charged, 286 involved fake identity cards or cards belonging to other people, while 79 were linked to forged birth certificates.
Most of those arrested were Indonesian and Filipino nationals, he told reporters after leading Ops Layar at a printing factory in Bandar Sultan Suleiman last night.
Prosecutions were brought under the National Registration Regulations 1990 and the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 (Act 299).
“We will continue to mount integrated and targeted enforcement operations to crack down on such activities,” Mazhad said.
Ops Layar ran for four hours from 5pm and involved 52 NRD personnel from Putrajaya, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, as well as 15 officers from the Immigration Department in Putrajaya and the Selangor Department of Labour.
A total of 195 people were inspected, including 63 Malaysians found to be holding valid identity cards.
Three women, aged between 21 and 37 and believed to be Indonesian nationals, were detained on suspicion of using counterfeit identity cards or cards belonging to others to secure work at the factory.
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