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Selected Woodlands Checkpoint departure car lanes open to motorcyclists, pillion riders from Oct 15

Clearance times at these lanes are expected to be about 10% – or around two seconds per motorcycle – faster than at manual lanes

Over $639,000 in outstanding fines recovered from foreign motorists at Singapore’s land checkpoints

Foreign motorists with outstanding fines for traffic, parking or vehicular emissions offences may be denied entry into Singapore.

Man referred to police after making bomb remarks at Woodlands Checkpoint

The man was travelling with five companions in his vehicle when they were directed to undergo enhanced checks at the Arrival Cargo Zone.

Traveller carrying undeclared $51k into Singapore among 67 caught during checks at checkpoints

Close to 13,000 travellers and 350 vehicles were checked, and over 14,000 pieces of luggage and hand-carry bags were scanned or searched across Singapore’s land, air and sea checkpoints.

More than 391kg of cannabis detected at Pasir Panjang scanning station

Checks on an inbound container uncovered 1,290 blocks of cannabis, weighing about 391kg in total.

Drug arrests at checkpoints surge by over 50% in 2025 as ICA, CNB ramp up operations

ICA and CNB said the jump is in part due to the 1,417 joint operations held by the Home Team agencies at the checkpoints in 2025, a 34% increase compared to the 1,053 in 2024.

Over $1 million worth of drugs seized; 2 men arrested after smuggling attempt at Tuas Checkpoint

ICA officers discovered sealed packets labelled as commercial biscuits, suspected to contain controlled drugs, in the rear box of a Malaysia-registered motorcycle.

At least $8.8m lost to scammers claiming to be ICA officers, fake ads offering help to get S’pore PR status

Examples of the fake websites and documents of fake advertisements offering help with applying for a Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) status.

Inbound foreign cars must have valid VEP from Oct 6 for their passengers to submit SG Arrival Card

A valid VEP is required for all foreign-registered vehicles entering Singapore, and those without one will be turned back to Malaysia.

Tuas Checkpoint: Faster clearance for motorcyclists, pillion riders as facial recognition begins

The feature is available to all Singapore residents, long-term pass holders and foreign visitors who have previously entered Singapore.

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