We should be proud as Malaysian
Malaysia's passport can access into 180 countries at the moment according to Henley and Partners’ annual passport index, which ranks passports based on the number of countries a holder can go to without a visa or the number of countries a holder can go to where they can obtain a visa, visitor’s permit, or electronic travel authority upon arrival.
Even though our neighbor country, Singapore ranked at no. 2 with access to 188, while Japan's passport ranked at no. 1 with access into 189 countries.
Here is the Top 10 from the list;
1. Japan — 189 countries
2. (Tie) Germany, Singapore — 188
3. (Tie) Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, South Korea — 187
4. (Tie) Norway, U.K., Austria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, U.S. — 186
5. (Tie) Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada — 185
6. (Tie) Australia, Greece — 183
7. (Tie) New Zealand, Czech Republic, Malta — 182
8. Iceland — 181
9. (Tie) Hungary, Slovenia, Malaysia — 180
10. (Tie) Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia — 179
Full Source : Henley and Parners' website
News link : http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/japan-most-powerful-passport
