RAWANG: The National Registration Department (NRD) has received about 50 applications related to amendments of ethnic status to Baba Nyonya on identity cards, with 11 approved so far, said its Director-General Datuk Badrul Hisham Alias.
He said each application was processed carefully to ensure it was supported by strong evidence and met the stipulated requirements before any approval was granted.
“So far, around 50 applications have been received and 11 have been approved.
Applications are processed from time to time. It is not only the Baba Nyonya community; the local Siamese community has also submitted applications,” he told reporters after a handover session of identity cards (late registration) to seven siblings in Sungai Buaya here on Friday.
The media previously reported that a pilot project which began on Oct 1 to allow Baba Nyonya descendants to be officially registered in identity documents had been progressing smoothly, before its implementation was expanded nationwide starting on Thursday.
Badrul Hisham said the ethnic registration system at the NRD was dynamic and couldbe amended, including changes involving ethnic status, names and titles, subject to the submission of valid and strong supporting documents. – BERNAMA
