SINGAPORE: Malaysian motorists and commuters will be capable to cross Johor and Singapore utilizing QR codes as an alternative of passports from subsequent 12 months.
This follows a profitable experiment involving buses and bikes, which began in June and ended this month, Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail mentioned on Monday (Nov 18).
For now, solely Malaysian residents touring in Malaysia-registered automobiles will be capable to use QR codes at land checkpoints in Johor, a Home Ministry spokesperson advised CNA on Tuesday. It is unclear whether or not Malaysians utilizing Singapore-registered automobiles are eligible.
The functions used for QR code authorization are linked to their passports.
According to media outlet The Star, there are long-term plans to broaden using QR codes to foreigners, just like how worldwide vacationers can use Malaysia’s autogate facility at its airports.
Speaking at a press convention in Kuala Lumpur following a particular assembly of the committee to deal with Causeway congestion, Saifuddin mentioned examine members had considerably decreased the time it took to clear immigration throughout peak hours.
“The present system takes eight seconds whereas the QR code system reduces it to 5 seconds for a single rider and 6 seconds for these with a passenger,” Saifuddin mentioned, referring to using the MyBorderPass software by motorcyclists.
This means greater than 750 riders are capable of clear immigration in an hour, in comparison with 500-600 riders beforehand, Saifuddin mentioned.
According to the Malay Mail, on the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) related to the Causeway, bus customers have managed to cut back peak hour ready instances from 120 minutes to fifteen minutes.
“The choice has been agreed in precept at this time and as soon as the procurement for these two modes of transport is finalised… we are going to concentrate on increasing the initiative to different modes of transport,” mentioned Saifuddin, who added that this can occur within the subsequent phases. 12 months.
