Heavy traffic at Woodlands checkpoint due to enhanced security checks

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Travellers could expect to take between three and four hours to enter Singapore.

SINGAPORE - Motorists entering Singapore on the evening of May 19 faced heavy traffic at Woodlands Checkpoint due to enhanced security checks.

Two Malaysian police officers were killed, with another injured, after they were attacked by an intruder previously believed to be a member of Jemaah Islamiyah , a militant group linked to Al-Qaeda. Security officers were conducting checks on every vehicle at Woodlands Checkpoint, she said. There were also many people who opted to cross the Causeway on foot.

These measures include increased patrols and enhanced checks on travellers, said the ministry, adding that additional time for immigration clearance should be taken into consideration.on the Johor Causeway.

 

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