Do we really need a digital ID?

By JAGDEV SINGH SIDHU

I REMEMBER when I saw my first ATM machine decades ago at a shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur.

The first question that came to mind was, “What is this?”

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FBM KLCI

1504.14

-14.77

-0.98%

Vol ('00)

18,122,431

FBMKLCI
Day's Range

Low

1500.9

High

1515.74
52 Weeks Range

Low

1478.84

High

1685
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  • SymbolOpenHighLowLastChg%ChgVol ('00)
    SAPNRG 0.045 0.050 0.040 0.045 0.0000.00438,622
    CIMB 7.080 7.110 6.930 7.010 -0.120-1.68260,539
    NEXG 0.245 0.250 0.235 0.235 -0.015-6.00256,063
    PERTAMA 0.085 0.090 0.070 0.080 -0.010-11.11251,594
    VS 0.800 0.815 0.770 0.800 -0.020-2.44245,119
    MYEG 0.915 0.925 0.910 0.920 -0.010-1.08237,218
    PERMAJU 0.035 0.040 0.030 0.035 0.0000.00231,353
    VELOCITY-WB 0.045 0.050 0.045 0.045 0.0000.00230,208
    GAMUDA 4.190 4.210 4.020 4.050 -0.190-4.48223,291
    TRIVE 0.040 0.045 0.035 0.040 0.00514.29215,458
    NATGATE 1.290 1.330 1.240 1.250 -0.080-6.02206,794
    INARI 1.980 1.990 1.870 1.880 -0.120-6.00195,372
    PBBANK 4.370 4.400 4.330 4.370 -0.030-0.68188,083
    TANCO 0.855 0.885 0.830 0.855 0.0000.00186,097
    JADI 0.025 0.045 0.025 0.030 0.01050.00176,578

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