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Editorial: Is Malaysia’s Hologram Security Label System Failing?

Recent claims questioning the effectiveness of Malaysia’s pharmaceutical security label programme, FarmaTag™, have reignited an important debate about the programme’s effectiveness. The Ministry of Health (MOH) responded unequivocally, firmly rejecting claims that the system is incapable of protecting consumers from falsified medicines.

KINEGRAM® Around the World

For many years, KURZ has led in demonstrating how advanced optical securit…

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Light as the Key: KAIST Creates New Hologram Tech…

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have created a new hologram tec…

From E-Passports to Holographic Concerts: Pakistan’s Emerging Optical Landscape

In Pakistan, holography and optical security technologies are evolving. Wh…

SDS 2026: Bringing Together the Global Security and Identity Community in Beijing

When I attended the Security Document Summit (SDS) this year, the first th…

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Award-Winning Innovation: The Best of HSP Latin America 2026

From advanced optical security and sustainable banknotes to phygital identity ecosystems, the 2026 HSP Latin America Awards showcased the technologies shaping the future of currency and identity. The most recent iteration of the Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards, presented during the High Security Printing (HSP) Latin America conference in Guatemala City on 2 June, recognised outstanding achievements across currency and identity.

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