{"id":24807,"date":"2021-09-30T16:34:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T08:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=24807"},"modified":"2021-09-30T17:54:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T09:54:58","slug":"the-government-must-stop-making-life-miserable-for-the-rakyat-and-urgently-phase-out-mytravelpass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/the-government-must-stop-making-life-miserable-for-the-rakyat-and-urgently-phase-out-mytravelpass\/","title":{"rendered":"The Government must stop making life miserable for the rakyat and urgently phase out MyTravelPass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Media Statement by MP for Damansara and DAP National Publicity Secretary, Tony Pua in Kuala Lumpur on 30 September 2021:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The failure of the Government to phase out MyTravelPass is a clear cut example of an incompetent administration bent on making life difficult and miserable for the people<\/h3>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n

I had carried out two press conferences last week to make a plea on behalf of many Malaysians, whose lives were severely and unnecessarily inconvenienced and made miserable by a \u2018MyTravelPass\u2019 policy which has outlived its usefulness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the press conferences, I\u2019ve received even more emails from ordinary Malaysians complaining about the slow and bureaucratic process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was hoping, with positive signals coming from those in Government, that MyTravelPass will soon be scrapped, instantly resolving the tens of thousands of applications currently awaiting approval from the Immigration Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n

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However, the announcement made by the Immigration Department yesterday evening fell far short of what Malaysians were hoping for. The announcement added several categories of applicants who no longer require MyTravelPass approval to leave the country. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n