'Backpackers' choosing to live in JB-Singapore gateway


Free lodging: Some of the Malaysians working in Singapore catching up on sleep at the waiting area inside JB Sentral which is connected to the CIQ.

EXCLUSIVE: JOHOR BARU: At the start of day, they cram with the rush-hour crowd heading across the causeway at the Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immi­gration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex here.

There are already queues forming as early as 5am, but this group of Malaysian “backpackers” usually arrive on time.

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