Report: National 'Datuk' registry in the works to root out fake titleholders | Malaysia

Tuesday, 09 Mar 2021 09:22 AM MYT
BY ASHMAN ADAM
According to Awalan, the request to register the new body came straight from Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (pic). — Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Efforts are underway to set up a national body to register genuine “Datuk” titleholders and root out bogus ones,
The Star reported today.
The newspaper cited president of the Council of Federal Datuks in Malaysia (MDPM) Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz saying it has proposed establishing a national body that will issue a special card to legitimate titleholders as proof.

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