Good news to Malaysians working in Singapore.
Your days of being separated from your loved ones and paying ultra-high rent will be over.
M’sians Who Commute to S’pore to Work Daily Will Soon Be Able to Do It Again
According to Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Malaysians who are working in Singapore may soon be allowed to commute between JB and Singapore daily.
Currently, he says, Malaysians aren’t able to do so because of the border closure and the compulsory 14-day quarantine.
But because Singapore has started to reopen its economy again, they have agreed to allow Malaysians to start commuting between Malaysia and Singapore again.
He added that they are ready to start screening and testing Malaysians.
In the press conference on 8 June, he also thanked Sultan Ibrahim Foundation as well as Temasek and Thomson Medical Group for giving them two mobile labs with Covid-19 test kits.
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When Will It Happen?
This won’t happen immediately, he says.
Foreign Ministry secretary-general M. Shahrul Ikram Yaakob and his Singaporean counterpart must meet first to finalise details before commuting can become a reality.
Other than that, he also said that there were suggestions that Malaysians looking to commute between Singapore and Malaysia daily must download the MySejahtera App, which greatly helps Malaysia’s health ministry in contact-tracing.
Those who have downloaded the app will also have RM50 credited to their e-wallets.
Safety Still A Priority
In response, Minister Lawrence Wong said in his press conference that safety still remains a priority.
Some of the factors being discussed include:
- industries that will be allowed to travel for work
- number of people allowed to commute between countries every day
- testing protocols on both sides of the borders
While details are being worked out, he said, one thing is clear: We will not see travel volume return to “pre-Covid-19” levels where people can travel freely between countries.
“We are talking about the resumption of travel but in a controlled manner and in a safe manner for both sides, and that is in our mutual interest.”
Meanwhile, all we can do now is to be patient and wait.
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