Singapore and
Malaysia will launch a land vaccinated travel lane (VTL) across the Causeway
from next Monday (November 29).
The land VTL will
be rolled out “in a safe and calibrated manner”, said Singapore’s Prime
Minister’s Office (PMO) on Wednesday.
In the first phase,
travellers will have to use designated VTL buses. The scheme will be open to
citizens, permanent residents or long-term pass holders of the country that
they are entering. This is to give priority for those who have been working in
either country to visit their families, said PMO.
Singapore prime
minister, Lee Hsien Loong, said: “Malaysia is Singapore’s closest neighbour and
the two countries share deep and warm relations. The Causeway was one of the
busiest land borders in the world before the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted our
cross-border activities. The launch of the VTL (Land) is a big step towards
reconnecting our people and economies, and will further enhance our bilateral
relationship.”
PMO said that the
land VTL will be progressively expanded to include more travellers, including
general travellers, depending on the public health situation in both countries.
Singapore and Malaysia will also work towards restoring quarantine-free travel
between the two countries through Tuas Second Link.
This latest
development follows the announcement of the VTL between Changi Airport and
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, also to launch on November 29.
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