Coronavirus: Asean travellers rush to enter Singapore before border restrictions affecting them kick in

Indonesian freelancer Nadine (right), with her husband, Rama, who is based in Singapore to train as a pilot with Garuda, after she arrived at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on March 16, 2020. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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SINGAPORE - With her luggage packed, Ms Nadine rushed to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta and bought a ticket for the earliest available flight to Singapore.

The 25-year-old Indonesian arrived at Changi Airport's Terminal 3 on Monday (March 16) and was greeted by her husband, Mr Rama, 26, who has been training here since February to be a pilot with Garuda Indonesia.

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