Heavy traffic was reported at Singapore's Woodlands Checkpoint after the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) stepped up security checks.

Nearly every Sunday, consultant Toh Jia Jie and his wife leave their new flat in Singapore and drive north across the border to Johor for a day of cheaper shopping, pickleball and massages before returning past midnight on Monday morning. Toh, 30, is among the close to 245 million travellers who passed through Singapore’s checkpoints last year, a record high. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Monday that figure represented a 6.3 per cent increase – about 14 million more...

Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) reported a 30.6% increase in foiled contraband smuggling attempts in 2025, alongside a rise in traveler numbers.