Issued since March 2017. By late 2018 older non-biometric passports will no longer be valid for use. Laos Issued since September 2016. Lebanon Issued since 1 August 2016. Macau Issued since 1 September 2009. Malaysia Issued since 1998. Malaysia is however not a member of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and its first biometric passport did not conform to the same standards as the VWP biometric document because the Malaysian biometric passport was issued several years ahead of the VWP requirement. The difference lies in the storage of fingerprint template instead of fingerprint image in the chip, the rest of the technologies are the same. Also the biometric passport was designed to be read only if the receiving country has the authorisation from the Malaysian Immigration Department. Malaysia started issuing ICAO compliant passports from February 2010. Malaysia used to issue passports with validity for 2 years and 5 years, but the passport with 2 years validity was withdrawn since January 2015. The pricing for a Malaysian passport are RM 200 (approximately US$50) with 5 years validity, MYR 100 (approximately US$25) for senior citizens, children below 12, Hajj pilgrims, and students below 21 and studying abroad is MYR 100 and is free for disabled citizens. Maldives Issued since 26 July 2006. The new passport follows a completely new design, and features the passport holder's facial and fingerprint information as biometric identifiers. A 32-page Ordinary passport will cost Rf350, while a 64-page Ordinary passport will cost Rf600. Children under the age of 10 years and people applying for passports through diplomatic missions abroad will be issued with a 32-page non-electronic Ordinary passport, which will cost Rf250. Mongolia Issued since the end of 2016. Nepal Nepal started issuing E-passport from end of 2021. Oman Issued since the end of 2014. Pakistan The Government of Pakistan issues three different types of passports. These are Diplomatic passports; Official passports; and Ordinary passports. On March 30, 2022, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the e-passport service, which has twenty-nine new security features added. At this initial stage, the e-passport facility is only available for diplomatic officials and government officials who are issued diplomatic passports and official passports respectively. The rest of the population of Pakistan (regular citizens) are now eligible for the e-passport. Palestinian Authority Issued since September 1, 2022. Choice is given for the time being between Biometric and normal passports. Philippines Issued since 11 August