Good intention, better execution? Tighter security checkpoints sparked huge traffic jams with clearance times reaching as long as 150 minutesSINGAPORE: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority has re
Good intention, better execution? Tighter security checkpoints sparked huge traffic jams with clearance times reaching as long as 150 minutesSINGAPORE: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority has recently strengthened its security checks at Singapore’s land, sea, and air borders.
Although the intention behind these security checks are for the safety of Singaporean citizens, many are complaining that increased measures are causing severe traffic, with clearance times reaching as long as 150 minutes.that she had been traveling with her brother through the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore as they were returning to Johor Bahru when they encountered a traffic jam. According to her, they scanned their passports to exit the country at around 6:30 am, and got stuck in traffic. Furthermore, they stated that they could not move at all until almost 9am.We finally got through customs and entered Singapore at 10:30 a.m. that day, and the whole process took nearly four hours,” she declared.The woman admitted that she was fortunate to be on night shift at that time—she could still catch up on sleep before going to work despite all the stressful hours being spent on traffic. However, other people who were travelling through the borders had a tougher experience.Recently, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority expressed that they have stepped up their security checks on arriving travelers, cargo, and conveyances at the land, air, and sea checkpoints starting 28 February 2026. This is due to the ‘ heightened global security situation, including recent developments in the Middle East’., they noted that travelers should expect delays at the checkpoints and are advised to have additional traveling time for immigration clearance.No license getaway fails at its best! Driver arrested after hitting a roadblock, leaving his car and running from the police, but still got...‘No future growth for you’: Manager’s comment pushes 39-year-old to consider career switch after spending 11 years in the company After hearing those words from his manager, a Singaporean man who devoted 11 years of his life to the company has finally started wonde...document.addEventListener=>{ const trigger=document.getElementById; if { const observer=new IntersectionObserver=>{ entries.forEach { lazyLoader; // You should define lazyLoader elsewhere or inline here observer.unobserve; // Run once } }); }, { rootMargin: '800px', threshold: 0.1 }); observer.observe; } else { // Fallback setTimeout; } });No license getaway fails at its best! Driver arrested after hitting a roadblock, leaving his car and running from the police, but still got...A sign at the Kampung Glam Ramadan bazaar calling for food reviewers to “be human first, influence later” has drawn mixed reactions from the public. The sign's aim was to support new vendors and pr...A woman was recently spotted eating ice cream on an MRT train in Singapore, prompting a flurry of reactions online, including speculation that she might not be a local. In an Instagram post shared ... Diners not only eat but also guess the bill! Customer really shocked to pay S$378 for a 3-meat platter from a Chinese restaurant A woman complained that she ordered a special roast meat platter at a Chinese restaurant, but the staff did not inform her of the price beforehand. She was shocked to find that the"three-meat plat... ‘No future growth for you’: Manager’s comment pushes 39-year-old to consider career switch after spending 11 years in the company After hearing those words from his manager, a Singaporean man who devoted 11 years of his life to the company has finally started wonde... Software engineer considers leaving S$3.5K job after company fails to deliver promised salary increase According to him, the engineers who joined around the same time as him are earning more than S$6,000, which is nearly double his salary. Block data analyst gets his hunch right of getting laid off because of AI after surviving 3 performance cuts ‘Consider your days numbered’: Analyst warns other tech workers as she shares what’s happening in tech companies Story of woman's warning and her explanation of what has been happening in tech, what they were told to do, only to be replaced.Singaporeans applaud immediate 20% increase in tobacco tax, but ask if more should be done to curb smokingLeon Perera: Are we Singaporeans more confident or more fearful about the future?
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