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S’pore, Malaysia to increase cross-border taxi quota to 500 each; allow passenger drop-offs anywhere

They will also work towards improving insurance coverage for these taxis.

Relaxing the restriction would provide greater convenience to commuters from both countries, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling.

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