Singapore and Malaysia start accepting applications for cross-border travel on compassionate grounds


Approved travellers to Singapore will be required to abide by the stipulated health measures for entry. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, May 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): Applications for travel on compassionate grounds between Singapore and Malaysia are now open, a week before the formal system of allowing such movement launches.

From Monday (May 10), people from either country can apply for cross-border travel to visit family members for emergency reasons such as death or critical illness.

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