JOHOR BARU: As the Nov 1 deadline when Singapore stops accepting Malaysian restricted passports draws near, thousands of people have been flooding Immigration Department offices in Johor to apply for international passports.
State Immigration deputy-director Mohamed Nasir Osman said that since Thursday, when the department reopened after the Hari Raya holidays, the number of applications for international passports had gone up by 80%.
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