Malaysian authorities say situation at land border with Singapore back under control following day of auto-gate chaos

20-07-2025

Malaysian authorities say the situation at a major land border with Singapore is back under control after some auto-immigration gates resumed normal operations on Saturday evening. Thousands of travellers had reported hours-long wait, due to issues affecting auto-gate functions for foreigners since Friday afternoon. Visitors from 63 countries and regions, including Singapore, have used this system to cross the border since June last year. Nicolas Ng with more.

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