PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian passport stands at joint 12th place in a global passport ranking, dropping one rank compared to the middle of last year despite recording a better score.

PETALING JAYA: A proposal for 10-year passports has been met with scepticism from former deputy home minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, who said it risked hurting the government’s bottom line and causing identification problems.