Lost your bag? What's next?

My bag has been snatched before so I know the anxiety my friend must be going through when she called to inform me that she has lost her bag. So, what should one do when you lost your bag? These are the things I did:

1) Try to recall what you have kept in your bag. Are the keys to your house in it? If they are consider changing your locks since the thief will have the address to your house just by looking at your identification card in your wallet.

2) Call relevant banks to inform them that your ATM and credit cards have been stolen.

3) Make a police report as you will need it to have MyKad re-issued. Some police stations (eg, Bandar Sungai Long) require you to go to another station (Kajang) to have your report stamped and recorded in their system. To save time, go to that station directly so that you do not have to go through the process twice. You can find the addresses of Police Stations in all states in Malaysia by doing a search on myGov Directory. I prefer to use Malaysia Central to find useful information on MyKad, such as:

How to apply
Where to apply to find a location most convenient for you. For those living withing Kajang, this is the place to go to:

Jabatan Perdaftaran Malaysia (Kajang)
Tingkat 3
Complex Hentian Kajang
Jalan Reko
43000 Kajang
Selangor
Tel : 03-87338936 / 4520

Here is a map to this location.

If you do not want to be charged by banks for replacement cards follow up by calling them to enquire where you can fax a copy of the police report with your request not to charge.