I applaud the Government’s decision to extend the “Alternative International Malaysian Passport” to all Malaysians. This passport costs only RM100 and is valid for 2 years instead of normal passport which costs RM300 for 32 pages or RM600 for 64 pages and valid for 5 years.

I am an infrequent traveler. In fact, the furthest I’ve ever been to is Singapore. A couple of years ago, I had to travel to Singapore to help cover my colleague who was on maternity leave. Ever since then, I’ve not been to Singapore. Well, I may have to travel again if she decides to have another baby.

This move by the Government helps infrequent travelers like me save some money.