Pm Asks Johor Mb To Discuss Cross Border Travel With Singapore

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Ismail Sabri Yaakob says Malaysia will continue talks with Singapore on cross-border movement. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has asked Johor menteri besar Hasni Mohammad to discuss the issue of cross-border movement with Singapore.
This is especially so for Malaysians commuting to the neighbouring country for work.
“The important thing is the daily cross-border movement as it involves hundreds of thousands, but Singapore is still not open yet.

“Malaysian workers in the republic have not returned (to Malaysia) because daily movements to Johor Bahru have not been allowed for more than a year,” he said in a special interview with senior media editors here recently.
He said previously, Singapore was not ready to allow entry from Malaysia given the high number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia then. It had suspended the Singapore-Malaysia Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL).
“Now though, we are quite worried about the number of cases in Singapore, which has increased to 2,000 cases a day. We will still continue discussions with Singapore (on border reopening),” he said.
Previously, Malaysia and Singapore agreed to implement Malaysia-Singapore border crossing under the RGL scheme and the Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA), starting Aug 17 last year. Singapore suspended the RGL on Feb 1 while Malaysia took similar action on May 13.
On interstate travel, which would be allowed once the national vaccination rate exceeds 90%, the prime minister said it would be achieved soon and he would announce it along with the stipulated SOPs.
According to the health ministry’s CovidNow portal, 20,317,843 individuals or 86.8% of adults in Malaysia had completed their vaccinations as of yesterday. - FMT

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