Dear Datta-Ray, Thanks for the thought-provoking article on Passport pains. After 60 years of independence, it is indeed a shame that the government cannot offer its citizens their 'right' to hold a passport. What's the problem with our system? What is the solution? Cannot we all work with a conscience? I guess the 'charity' should begin at the parliament, which is forever adjourned, because the honorable MPs do not know how to discuss with each other without getting excited. Long live our democracy.