マレーシア・ニュース

24時間以内で作れる新パスポート

[ シンガポール ] 今週の金曜日、ナー・ファティハ・シャズワニーちゃん（10）が新しいタイプのパスポートをマレーシア人として初めて受け取った。ダトゥック・セリ・モァド・ラズリ大臣自らが手渡した。この新しいパスポートは24時間以内に受け取ることができ、ナー・ファティハ・シャズワニーちゃんの母親は木曜日に申請したにも関わらず翌日に受け取れたことに驚いている。また、母親は「便利なシステムで発行期間を待たなくていいのは嬉しい」と述べている。このパスポートにはコピーを防ぐためにコンピューターチップが埋め込まれていて、モァド・ラズリ氏は新しいパスポートは近いうちにクアラルンプールでも作る予定と話した。

[ 6月24日　14：10　ＭＣＳ]

ニュース・ソース

New passport with new features within 24 hours

SINGAPORE: It was a pleasant suprise for 10-years-old Nur Fatehah Shazwany when she not only got her new passport within 24 hours of applying for it,but was also the first Malaysian to get the new passport.
It was even more memorable when Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad handed the passport to her during a visit to the Malaysia High Commission here today.
The passport,which has not been issued in Malaysia yet,will be issued in stages in six foreign missions,with Singapore taking the lead.
The other missions are Hong Kong,Australia,London,New York and Jakarta.
Nur Fatehah's mother Rosemawati Abdul Halim,30,a Malaysian with Singapore permanent residence,said she was surprised when told that her daughter could collect her passport the next day when she submitted the application at the high commission on Thursday.
"This is a good system as we no longer have to wait a long time to get our passports renewed," she said,adding that her husband,also a Malaysian,works in the repuclic as a technician.
Mohd Radzi explained that apart from being embedded with a computer chip,the new passport also has a hologram on the page bearing the holders' particulars.
The hologram consist of the hibiscus flower,National Emblem and map of Malaysia.
"We will introduce this passport in Kuala Lumpur later," he said,adding that previously it took avout 10 working days for those applying at the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore to receive their passport.

＜24-6-2006 The Star＞