More than 235,000 travellers left Singapore via land checkpoints on April 6, a record since borders with Malaysia reopened

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SINGAPORE, April 12 — A record of more than 235,000 travellers departed Singapore via the land checkpoints at Woodlands and Tuas a day before the Good Friday long weekend. This...

SINGAPORE, April 12 — A record of more than 235,000 travellers departed Singapore via the land checkpoints at Woodlands and Tuas a day before the Good Friday long weekend. This made it the highest daily exit traffic recorded since land borders with Malaysia fully reopened last April after closures due to Covid-19.

During the traffic jams, many travellers also used social media to post about the long waiting times needed to clear the checkpoints. To manage the jams and facilitate movement of travellers at the land checkpoints during the recent long weekend, ICA said that it took several measures, which included:

 

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