KUALA LUMPUR: From Wednes­day, Malaysians have to fork out between RM300 and RM1,200 to replace a damaged or missing passport. Among others, an individual who wants to replace a lost or damaged passport – valid for five years – for the first time will have to pay a fine of RM400. For a child under 12 years and students aged 21 and below and studying abroad, they will be fined RM300. For a second replacement, they will be fined RM700 and RM600 respectively while a third replacement will see a fine of RM1,200 and RM1,100. Last year, the Immigration Depart­ment had recommended that the government impose penalties for passport replacements as the number of individuals losing the document due to negligence was high.

Source: The Star January 05, 2019 23:15 UTC