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VEP is not designed to bait Singaporeans. It’s the standard Malaysia Boleh
If you want to enjoy the best of a country, you should also prepare to embrace its worst
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VEP staff installing RFID tags on a car windshield at the vehicle tagging point in Woodlands on Oct 1.
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SINGAPORE – As the Oct 1 deadline neared for Singapore-registered cars to get their vehicle entry permits (VEPs) to enter Malaysia, complaints about the plan’s botched roll-out got testy and ugly.
Comments I came across included “They are out to tekan (pressure) Singapore drivers for money”, “They will gloat over Singapore cars stuck in traffic if the VEP causes tailbacks”, and “Third world system for a third world country”.
