KUALA LUMPUR: Travellers heading into Johor from Singapore via the land checkpoints may soon face delays as Malaysia seeks to adjust its border management control in a bid to align with the Republic’s tightened security checks.
Since Feb 28, Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has stepped up security checks on arriving travellers, cargo and vehicles at all of the country’s entry points due to a heightened global security situation, including due to the Iran war.
On Wednesday (Apr 1), Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency director-general Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said Malaysia will make similar adjustments to border security.
“We respect Singapore’s decision and we will have to adjust at our end,” he was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times.
It is unclear if the adjustments will apply to all of Malaysia’s checkpoints, or just its land checkpoints with Singapore.
Shuhaily also advised Malaysians commuting daily to Singapore to plan their journeys more carefully to avoid peak-hour congestion.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-land-checkpoints-causeway-security-6032971
