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More than 33700 people cleared Singapore-Malaysia land ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: A total of 33700 travellers cleared the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints as of 5pm on Friday (Apr 1), the first day of the reopening of the ...

ICA said earlier in a media release that more than 11,000 travellers cleared the two land checkpoints in the first seven hours of the full border reopening. Land borders between Singapore and Malaysia were fully reopened at midnight on Friday. This is the first time in two years that fully vaccinated people are able to move between the countries without quarantine or do COVID-19 tests. Travellers CNA spoke to said they were excited to be reunited with loved ones and some expressed interest in finding new employment opportunities across the border.

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Land borders welcome back commuters » Borneo Bulletin Online (Borneo Bulletin Online)

Travellers were also able to take a new shuttle bus service between the checkpoints in Woodlands and Johor Baru run by Malaysian bus operator Causeway Link. At ...

At the Causeway, travellers were seen arriving in dribs and drabs. After the initial rush, traffic slowed considerably at about 3am. For many who made the trip on foot or by car or motorbike, it was smooth sailing, although some were turned away at the checkpoints in Woodlands and Tuas because they did not have all the required documents. At about 7.30am yesterday, there were close to a hundred people in the queue in Woodlands for the bus service, which costs SGD2 per trip from Singapore and MYR2 (SGD0.65) from Malaysia. A spokesman for the company told The Straits Times (ST) on Thursday night that it has received approval to run the service to cater to the expected crowd. Travellers were also able to take a new shuttle bus service between the checkpoints in Woodlands and Johor Baru run by Malaysian bus operator Causeway Link.

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