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Datasonic and IRIS in Contention for the Malaysian MyKad Contract

DATASONIC Group Bhd is reported to be in contention for the replacement contract for the Malaysian national identity card, otherwise known as MyKad.

In May 2016, Datasonic was awarded a 3½-year contract worth RM 260.4 million for the supply of 12 million raw MyKads and MyKad consumables to the National Registration Department. The contract was to run from 1 July 2016 to 31 Dec 2019.

In January 2020, it received an extension contract to supply 6.1 million raw MyKads over a one-year period.

Based on the value of the 2016 contract, the cost of each new MyKad is around RM 20. The replacement MyKads may come with more security features, making it harder to produce fake cards.