SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old woman was charged on Thursday (Aug 29) with attempting to grab the service revolver of an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer at Woodlands Checkpoint. Xu Ting was handed one count of attempting to be in unlawful possession of an arm under the Arms Offences Act. She was charged in the Court … Read more
SINGAPORE: Travellers can expect very heavy traffic at Singapore’s land checkpoints for the upcoming National Day long weekend, said the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Friday (Aug 2). Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints are set to see continuous heavy traffic in the lead-up to and during the period from Aug 8 to Aug 13. Travellers should … Read more
SINGAPORE: There will likely be very heavy traffic at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints in the coming weeks, as more travellers are expected to cross the Singapore-Malaysia land border during the Vesak Day public holiday and June school holidays. In addition, heightened security measures are in place in the wake of the attack at a Johor … Read more
TRAFFIC TO REMAIN HEAVY Traffic is expected to remain very heavy on Friday and Saturday at both land checkpoints with continuous tailbacks from Malaysia’s checkpoints for departing motorists, ICA said. In a Facebook update at around 1.25pm on Friday, it said that travellers can expect a delay of up to three hours or more. “At … Read more
SINGAPORE: Almost 390,000 travellers crossed Singapore’s land checkpoints daily over the Chinese New Year long weekend from Feb 8 to Feb 13, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Monday (Mar 4). This amounted to a 35 per cent increase over the daily average of about 289,000 travellers during the same period last year. … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore is awaiting Malaysia’s response regarding the purchase of two plots of land that would help facilitate the redevelopment of Woodlands Checkpoint. In a response to CNA’s queries, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Thursday (Feb 22) that the Federal Lands Commissioner of Malaysia owns two “small plots” of land near Woodlands Checkpoint. “These plots, … Read more
