The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) had advised travellers on Sunday to avoid returning to Singapore during the peak hours between 8am yesterday and lam today as traffic was expected to be heavy.
Those arriving from Malaysia at the Woodlands Checkpoint told The Straits Times yesterday evening that they had cleared immigration within 20 to 45 minutes.
Ms Nisya Sya, 40, who celebrated Hari Raya Puasa with her 10-year-old son, husband and relatives in Johor Bahru for the first time in about two years, said she was surprised by the lack of a traffic jam after staying for as long as possible in Malaysia.
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