Opened border brings sweet relief for Singapore businesses as more Malaysians return to work

Some of the 10 Malaysian staff employed by Gain City walking across the Causeway last Monday when the border reopened. They are serving seven-day, stay-home notices and will start work if their swab test results come back negative. - Gain City/ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Hundreds of Malaysians - from factory workers to salesmen, electricians, painters and carpenters - have crossed the Causeway to Singapore for work since last Monday.

The inflow has come as a relief for many businesses which lost their key staff when the border was closed on March 18.