by Chris Burt, Activist Post:

Malaysia has begun enrolling citizens for its National Digital ID (NDID), with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim the first to register on Friday, December 1, reports The Star.

The new digital ID is intended to compliment the physical national ID, called MyKad, and support the distribution of targeted public subsidies and a range of services from the public and private sector while protecting against online fraud. The system’s launch was kickstarted with an infusion of RM80 million (approximately US$17 million), and the selection of national applied research and development center Mimos Berhad to implement it.