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PUTRAJAYA November 10, 2026 — The Registrar of Societies Malaysia (JPPM), also known as RoS, has said it has never approved the registration of any Rohingya organisation as a non-governmental organisation in Malaysia.
The clarification was issued today in posts on the department’s official Instagram and X accounts, under the heading “Did you know?”, together with a series of posters on how societies are registered.
“The Registrar of Societies Malaysia (JPPM), better known as RoS, has never approved any registration of a Rohingya organisation as an NGO in Malaysia,” the department said.
JPPM said every application to register a society is examined and assessed by the Registrar of Societies in accordance with the Societies Act 1966 (Act 832). The opening poster repeated that every society registration application is subject to the Act.
In a second poster headed “Important clarification”, the department stressed that a complete application does not mean automatic approval. “Meeting the basic requirements does not guarantee that registration will be approved automatically,” it said.
It added that every application goes through a process of examination and assessment by the Registrar of Societies based on the Societies Act 1966 (Act 832). The accompanying caption made the same point, saying that meeting the application requirements does not guarantee a society will be approved automatically, and that every application is subject to the Registrar’s examination and consideration.
JPPM also set out four basic requirements for registering a society. First, an application must involve at least seven members. Second, the society must have a complete constitution. Third, it must have valid office-bearers. Fourth, a complete application must be submitted through the eROSES system.
The department presented those four points as the basic conditions for an application, not as an assurance that registration would follow.
A further poster, headed “Registration process”, explained how an application is assessed. According to JPPM, the application is first submitted through eROSES. Documents and information are then checked. The application is assessed on the basis of Act 832, and the decision is made by the Registrar of Societies.
The department invited the public to swipe through the posters to learn the actual procedures for registering a society. The clarification did not name any particular organisation and confined itself to the department’s registration record and the statutory process.
In a final poster headed “It is once again emphasised”, JPPM repeated its central point, saying RoS has never approved any registration of a Rohingya organisation as an NGO in Malaysia. It advised the public to obtain information from official sources and to avoid spreading inaccurate information.
Those wishing to apply to register a society were directed to the official portal at www.eroses.gov.my. The posters also listed www.ros.gov.my as the department’s website and carried the handle @jppm_my, which the footer showed is used on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.
JPPM described itself on the closing poster as a pioneer in civil society development.
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