MyKad
...ce, passport information, electronic purse (e-purse), Touch ‘n’ Go, and recently, health information and automated teller machine (ATM). Azizan said the health information application is ready and open for registration in public hospitals and medical centres in Ulu Langat, Seremban and Ipoh at a later date. The decision on when the rest of the public hospitals and medical centres will come on board will be determined by the Health Ministry, he added. Availability of health information on MyKad, according to Azizan, will provide instant information of the holder in cases of emergency and general treatment. He said the other recently launched application on MyKad, namely ATM is currently available via Bumiputra- Commerce Bank. “We expect two more banks to come in September and five to six more either by the end of the year or early next year,” said Azizan after launching the use of MyKad at Pantai Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The use of MyKad at the hospital will involve two applications – computerised attendance record system and access control security system, according to Pantai Holdings Berhad’s group chief executive officer (hospital operations division) Datuk Dr Ridzwan Bakar. He said within two months, bo...