{"id":50909,"date":"2026-05-08T23:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=50909"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:05:37","slug":"no-room-for-illegal-activities-malaysia-stresses-security-efficiency-for-jb-singapore-rts-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=50909","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No room for illegal activities\u2019: Malaysia stresses security, efficiency for JB-Singapore RTS Link"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mm-technology uses non-harmful, ultrahigh-frequency radio waves to screen bodies and objects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Saifuddin<span> also pointed out that 220 e-gate units have been installed,\u00a0<\/span>which he had inspected that day,\u00a0<span>and these\u00a0<\/span>would<span> be implemented with the new MyNIISe system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He<span> added that in terms of manpower, 794 positions had been approved to be stationed at the RTS Link.\u00a0<\/span>Of these, 640 were designated for immigration, 47 for customs and 107 for police work.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A total of 478 officers are set<span> to begin training in June before being ultimately posted at Bukit Chagar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cThe key point is that when operations begin, we will not face manpower shortages,\u201d said Saifuddin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>He also touched on progress of border control co-location &#8211; where both countries are implementing legal frameworks to support how Singapore enforcement agencies can be stationed at Johor Bahru and similarly Malaysian officers at Woodlands North station.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>On May 5,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/singapore\/rts-link-cross-border-legislation-singapore-malaysia-6100781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Singapore passed<\/span><\/a><span> the Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-Location Bill) which, among other facets, allows for the co-location of both countries\u2019 customs, immigration and quarantine facilities at each station.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Saifuddin said that on this aspect, cooperation between Malaysia and Singapore has been \u201cvery good\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>He added that Malaysia has completed its side of the law amendments, and that this was being gazetted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cAccording to our timeline, Singapore must also enact domestic laws. Only then can we implement the co-location approach,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The home affairs minister<span> added that a series of joint Malaysia-Singapore technical discussions must proceed to refine the SOPs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cThis is important because it<\/span> symbolises neighbouring<span> nations working together. It reflects mutual recognition that establishing a new border entry facility is not just about building physical infrastructure and systems &#8211; it must also include legal and regulatory aspects,\u201d he\u00a0<\/span>said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/rts-link-immigration-jb-singapore-saifuddin-security-6108956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mm-technology uses non-harmful, ultrahigh-frequency radio waves to screen bodies and objects.\u00a0 Saifuddin also pointed out that 220 e-gate units have been installed,\u00a0which he had inspected&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/50910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}