Topic
#jpn
4 articles
Registering a Death in Malaysia 2026: The Burial Permit, the JPN Certificate, and Why Sabah and Sarawak Count the Hours
When someone dies in Malaysia, two papers matter first: the burial permit you need before the funeral and the death certificate you need for everything after it. Here is who issues each one, what to bring to JPN, what it costs, how Sabah and Sarawak differ, and the PERKESO funeral benefit of up to RM3,000.
Registering a Birth in Malaysia 2026: Free for 60 Days, RM50 After, and Why Sabah and Sarawak Give You Only 14
Registering your baby's birth with JPN costs nothing if you do it in time, but "in time" means 60 days in Peninsular Malaysia and only 14 days in Sabah and Sarawak. Miss it and the fee is small (RM5 to RM50). The real cost is the paperwork: a late registration in the Peninsula asks for photos of the whole family and sponsors' declarations. Here is what JPN's own pages list, read on 23 September 2026.
Registering a Non-Muslim Marriage in Malaysia 2026: RM30 at a JPN Counter, RM500 to Bring the Registrar to Your Banquet
A civil marriage at the National Registration Department costs RM30 in government fees, but only after a 21-day public notice, and the application lapses after six months. We read JPN's own marriage service pages, updated September 2026, for every fee from the RM20 temple or church route to the RM500 licence for a ceremony outside a JPN office.
The New MyKad Is Here: Issued Since 17 September, Same Day at 40 JPN and UTC Offices, RM10 to Switch, No Touch 'n Go — and Losing Yours Twice Still Costs RM310
Updated 1 October 2026: the new-generation MyKad is finally in people's hands. JPN unveiled what it calls the seventh-generation identity card on 16 September and has issued it in stages since 17 September — on the same day at 40 JPN and UTC offices with their own printing centres, and in about five working days at every other branch. Nobody is being forced to switch: JPN's own FAQ says existing holders need not change just because a new card exists, and advises a change only for KPP, KPT and MyKad without a ghost image. If you do switch, it costs RM10. The new card carries 53 security features against the old card's 23, and it drops one feature Malaysians have used for two decades: it is not a Touch 'n Go card. Lost-card fees on JPN's own pages are unchanged at RM110, RM310 and RM1,010. Below: the 40 same-day offices state by state, who should go and who should not bother, the online replacement portal that now needs MyDigital ID, and how the June-to-August stretch when nobody had the card actually played out.