End of Causeway jam? Malaysia proposes having travellers clear Customs just once

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End of Causeway jam? Malaysia proposes having travellers clear Customs just once
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Waiting times to clear Customs can take hours, but Malaysia thinks that they have a solution to end the Causeway jam. In an interview with The Star on Friday (Feb 3), Johor politician Fazli Mohamad Salleh shared a proposal to adopt a system where clearance would only be done on either side of the border once. Under the current practice,...

Waiting times to clear Customs can take hours, but Malaysia thinks that they have a solution to end the Causeway jam.proposal to adopt a systemUnder the current practice, travellers heading on either side of the border must clear immigration at Woodlands or Tuas Checkpoint, and in Johor Bahru."This means Singapore's immigration officers will be stationed at checkpoints in Johor, while Malaysian immigration personnel will be deployed in Singapore to clear those entering Malaysia".

Malaysia's then-Land Minister Xavier Jayakumar proposed a new bridge crossing from Johor's Pasir Gudang industrial area to Pulau Punggol Barat in Singapore, reported The Straits Times.Current measures to ease congestion

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