COLOMBO, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka will start issuing new e-passports in October, a minister said on Monday.
Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles said at a meeting that the ministry will first issue e-passports without an electronic chip.
He said Sri Lanka will purchase over 750,000 e-passports without electronic chips from a foreign firm soon.
In July 2024, the Immigration and Emigration Department said it would issue a new, efficient and safe e-passport for Sri Lankans, with effect from January 2025. ■
