In the near future, people coming in from Malaysia will be tracked with a new tracking system to ensure they park in a designated parking space within a time limit before they head off to serve their stay-home notice (SHN).
Currently, travellers from Malaysia who drive into Singapore are able to park at their places of accommodation or workplace before serving their SHN.
As you know, travellers coming in from Malaysia have to serve a 10-day SHN as the country is classified as Category IV in the Ministry of Health’s border risk classification framework (now).
This implementation comes about as Singapore and Malaysia are currently talking about reopening borders. Malaysia’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Nancy Shukri, will be meeting Singapore officials next week to discuss more.
Designated Parking Space
The designated parking space will be located at the former Bukit Batok Heavy Vehicle Carpark located next to the Pan Island Expressway, near Bukit Batok Flyover. It is also located near a Shell station.
There will also be a temporary hoarding around it and two processing areas:
- For arriving passengers that have not started their SHN
- For passengers that are collecting their vehicles after they have completed their SHN
This facility will also be opened 24-hours, daily.
All officers deployed in the facility will also have to wear N95 masks, latex gloves, surgical gowns and either face shields or safety goggles. They will also have to be fully vaccinated. Routine COVID-19 testing is also required.
How Does It Work?
When the driver arrived at either the Tuas or Woodlands checkpoint, they will be given a device. This device contains Global Positioning System tracking to ensure these drivers go straight from the checkpoint to the designated parking space.
If the drivers stop for more than 10 minutes to drink coffee or go shopping, the tracker will then alert the authorities.
The tracking device will also alert the authorities if the vehicle did not turn up at the designated parking facility after 90 minutes (pretty sure it doesn’t take so long to reach Bukit Batok from Tuas or Woodlands).
They will be including a call function for the authorities to contact the wearer. Because some of us don’t answer the phone.
This tracking system can track up to 2,000 vehicles at any point.
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