Singapore, Malaysia allow long-term residents, workers to cross border


People crossing the causeway into Singapore on March 17, the day before Malaysia enforced its movement control order. – EPA pic, June 27, 2020.

SINGAPORE and Malaysia have agreed to establish a periodic commuting arrangement (PCA) to allow residents from both countries who hold long-term immigration passes for business and work in the other country to periodically return to their home countries for short-term home leave.

The commitment was made by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during a telephone call with his Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday, said the republic’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)  in a statement here.


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