Less than half of those who applied for new passports since Covid-19 have travelled overseas


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 08 Apr 2023

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (right) speaking with Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah during the Iftar KDN Madani at Sunshibe Square banquet hall in Bayan Baru on April 8. — Photo: ZHAFARAN NASIB / The Star

GEORGE TOWN: A total of 2.8 million new passports have been issued so far since the Covid-19 pandemic, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

However, the Home Minister said more than half of them have yet to start travelling with it.

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