Passport blunder shows serious failure in planning and testing, says MP
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DAP’s Lim Lip Eng says the problem caused the country real financial losses and that the home ministry must order an immediate independent audit of the matter.
From the original report
Lim said he welcomed Malaysia’s 10-year passport when it was introduced on July 1 as an effort to make life easier for citizens, “but a vision is only as good as its execution”.
“The government cannot experiment with Malaysians’ passports and then dismiss the problem as a technical issue. This is a serious failure of planning and testing,” he said in a statement.
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- Aug 13, 2026
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- Aug 15, 2026
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