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Queues at Woodlands Checkpoint on first public holiday since full reopening of borders

The queue went more than 100m past the bus stop near the checkpoint. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

Policemen and ICA officers were deployed to direct people. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

More than 200 people were in the queue when The Straits Times arrived at the checkpoint at 8am on April 15. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

Many travellers pulled out umbrellas and donned raincoats as the rain started to get heavier. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

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Apr 15, 2022, 11:25 AM

SINGAPORE - There were long queues at the Woodlands Checkpoint on the morning of the first public holiday since land borders between Singapore and Malaysia reopened fully on April 1.

More than 200 people were in the queue when The Straits Times arrived at the checkpoint at 8am on Friday (April 15).

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