{
  "id": 633891,
  "title": "Immigration pauses issuing passports with over 10 years’ validity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/immigration-pauses-issuing-passports-with-over-10-years-validity",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T04:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/12/immigration-pauses-issuing-passports-with-over-10-years-validity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The department will only issue passports with a maximum 10-year validity for now, after passengers reported issues checking in with certain airlines overseas.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}