{"id":31973,"date":"2026-02-27T03:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=31973"},"modified":"2026-02-27T03:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:35:35","slug":"network-maintenance-during-off-peak-hours-at-jb-checkpoint-to-affect-border-crossers-from-feb-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=31973","title":{"rendered":"Network maintenance during off-peak hours at JB checkpoint to affect border crossers from Feb 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE &#8211; <!-- -->The Malaysian border control agency has announced that <!-- -->network system maintenance <!-- -->will take place<!-- --> at the Johor Bahru checkpoint building during the off-peak hours of 12.30am to 3.30am from Feb 27 to March 14. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The maintenance works are expected to cause disruptions at immigration clearance during this period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Disruptions are expected for traveller and vehicle <!-- -->inspections during the hours when the works are being conducted<!-- -->, said the Malaysia Border Control &amp; Protection Agency (AKPS) for the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) on Feb 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">During <!-- -->those off-peak hours, the BSI<!-- --> typically handles travellers <!-- -->from Woodlands Checkpoint crossing the Causeway <!-- -->in <!-- -->cars, motorcycles and public transport, including factory bus services. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Only<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/se-asia\/malaysia-to-expand-qr-code-clearance-at-johor-checkpoints?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\"> the QR code clearance lanes<\/p>\n<p><\/a> for motorcyclists using the MyNIISEe <!-- -->(National Integrated Immigration System)<!-- --> and MyBorderPass apps will not be affected, said the agency. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The works are being carried out by the Public Works Department (JKR) and BSI\u2019s facility management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">To expedite border checks and immigration clearance, the agency urged travellers to <!-- -->ensure that their <!-- -->travel documents are in order, their Touch \u2018N Go cards have sufficient balance for checkpoint road charges, and their Malaysia Digital Arrival Cards are filled out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The official announcement comes after<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/se-asia\/delays-at-johor-checkpoint-on-feb-25-caused-by-system-failure-that-disabled-all-autogates?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\"> a system failure that disabled all autogates at the BSI checkpoint<\/p>\n<p><\/a> during the early hours of Feb 25, <!-- -->requiring<!-- --> heavy vehicles<!-- --> to undergo<!-- --> manual immigration clearances and disrupting thousands of commuters working in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The border agency had announced that server maintenance works involving the MyNIISe application and e-gates would take place overnight from Feb 24 until 2am on Feb 25, a day before the system failure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A Malaysian Home Ministry official reportedly attributed the system failure to a network switch migration, which was expected to be carried out at midnight but led to an extended outage from 3am to 6.30am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A system failure affecting autogates used by travellers taking public transport also occurred earlier during <!-- -->a<!-- --> <!-- -->weekend in<!-- --> January, with the border control agency urging eligible foreign travellers to use the MyNIISe app for quicker immigration clearance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/se-asia\/network-maintenance-during-off-peak-hours-at-jb-checkpoint-to-affect-border-crossers-from-feb-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE &#8211; 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