More than 250,000 travellers left Singapore for Malaysia through both checkpoints on June 1. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Close to 1.5 million travellers cleared through both the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints over the Vesak Day long weekend from June 1 to 4, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority on Thursday.
The surge in travellers came as the Vesak Day long weekend coincided with the June school holidays, ICA said on June 2. ICA also deployed more officers to control crowds at the bus concourses and updated the traffic situation frequently on social media platforms such as its Facebook page and through local radio broadcasts.
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