SINGAPORE, April 1 — The Causeway was roaring back to life. The family members of Mr Ganesan Narayanan on the other side were in for a surprise.
He added that he was just excited and happy to return home. He will return to Singapore to work in less than 24 hours and plans to resume the daily commute that he used to do before the Covid-19 pandemic. Drivers and motorcyclists sounded their horns, waved excitedly and cheered loudly. Passengers in vehicles waved and smiled for the cameras as well.
Entering Singapore after midnight was Mr Ooi Boon Pin, 36, an electrician turned air-conditoner installer. “I left for Malaysia on March 22, 2020 — a few days after the border closed. I haven’t been back since, until now. I’m happy and relieved that the border has reopened because my son is still in Malaysia.”Speaking to reporters at 12.50am, Senior Assistant Commissioner Chua Tuan Meng, Land Domain Commander from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority , said: “The reopening of our land borders marked another significant milestone in our transition towards living with Covid-19.
Earlier in the night, Mr Arafat Mahyiddin told TODAY that he would begin walking across the Causeway from Woodlands Checkpoint to Johor Baru, where his wife and children would be waiting for him. "The plan now is to walk the Causeway with a couple of friends, but we will see if there are others who are planning to walk. Then maybe we will go together."For the biomedical officer, the relaxed regulations could not have come at a better time because he can finally visit his ailing father, who is suffering from cancer.
Like Mr Lim, some people have reported having the same issues with the app and travel insurance requirements, and there were those who told TODAY that they were holding off their trips until the administrative processes were ironed out or clearer. Another Malaysian in Singapore seeing his family in person for the first time in two years was Mr Muhammad Fariezatul Firdaus Ahmed.The 31-year-old who works as a cleaner here said: “I’ve already given up the lease of my flat in Singapore I have until April 10 to move out all my belongings from the flat and I’m renting a place in Johor with some friends.”
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