Causeway border scan gets thumbs up

Motorists from Singapore being stuck in a traffic congestion heading towards Malaysia via the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) in Johor Baru, Johor on June 11.

JOHOR BARU: Each year, dozens of Malaysian and foreign motorcyclists are jailed or fined for entering or leaving the country without stopping to present their passports at the 150 Immigration counters at the Johor Causeway and Second Link.

For years, many have claimed ignorance, blamed the counters for being closed or having no Immigration officials present to verify their passports, as there are no gantries to stop the motorcyclists from zooming past the counters, especially during rush hour.