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Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala announced that 50,000 passports for overseas applicants have now been issued. Authorities have received 50,000 applications from abroad and 125,000 from within Sri Lanka. The minister stated that around 4,000 passports are being processed daily under the 24hour service. However, the night service may be discontinued next month. Supplies for passport printing until December have already been secured. E passport issuance is set to begin in December, according to the minister.