Businesses welcome cross-border travel arrangements between Singapore and Malaysia

SINGAPORE - Businesses on both sides of the Causeway welcomed the cross-border travel arrangements between Singapore and Malaysia, which would allow employers to travel for essential meetings and afford workers opportunities to see their families more often.

The council's Singapore co-chairman Robert Yap said:"Singapore businesses welcome the bilateral cross-border travel arrangements as they allow us to travel to Malaysia for important meetings, and our employees can travel more easily between Malaysia and Singapore to see their families." The resumption of cross-border travel between Singapore and Malaysia will take place under two schemes: the reciprocal green lane for travellers on shorter visits, and the longer-term periodic commuting arrangement.

Another swab test will be done on the traveller upon his arrival. After the swab test, travellers must remain in isolation until negative test results are released. He added that both sides agreed to plan for a series of webinars for the business communities on both sides to exchange business ideas on the digital economy and start-ups.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had on July 30 expressed hope that the two countries will come to a conclusion by the end of the year on the HSR project.

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