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Travel on compassionate grounds between Singapore and Malaysia will be allowed from May 17, amid Covid-19 restrictions that ban the bulk of cross-border movement, the two countries announced yesterday. But given the escalating Covid-19 situation in both countries, other arrangements like an air travel bubble and short-term visits for business, as well as a planned in-person meeting in Singapore between top leaders, will be put on hold. The details of the special travel arrangements on compassionate grounds will be released later, but these will include steps like testing visitors for the coronavirus as well as the need for quarantine, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan yesterday. ....
JOHOR BARU • The Malaysian government needs to put more effort into reopening the border with Singapore as the 13-month-long closure is affecting families. Malaysia-Singapore Workers Task Force president Dayalan Sreebalan said there was an increase in the number of cases related to depression and family crises, besides the agony of not seeing their loved ones since March 18 last year. I m getting calls about spouses needing legal aid after a husband or wife is found to be having an affair. This has broken up many families. There was also a case of a woman who committed suicide here recently because of a similar incident, he said in an interview. ....
ISKANDAR PUTERI (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Johor government is hoping that the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination programme in Malaysia and Singapore will lead to the reopening of the border between the two countries this year, said Johor Tourism, Youth and Sports Committee chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi. He said the state government had made the necessary preparations and was ready to receive travellers from Singapore. This matter is under the purview of the federal government through the Foreign Ministry and Singaporean Government. Discussions are still ongoing involving the safety and security of the people travelling between both countries. We hope the vaccination programme carried out by the Malaysian and Singaporean governments will give hope for the reopening of our border this year, he said after visiting the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine Complex at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) in Gelang Patah on Monday (March 8). ....