MARANG, May 29 — The National Registration Department (NRD) has received 1,575 applications to shorten lengthy names on birth certificates since 2024.Its director-general, Datuk Badrul Hisham Alias, said of the total, 719 applications to shorten names were received in 2024, followed by 624 applications in 2025 and 232 applications recorded from January this year until today.“The role and function of the NRD is as a registrar. Therefore, we do no…