The MACS [ed. Malaysia Automated Clearance System] is a biometric system that allows swifter processing at checkpoints into the country.Singapore-Malaysia isn't your average international border.
State director Nasri Ishak said so far, more than 100,000 foreigners have registered for the MACS.
The five places include the second floor inside City Square Johor Baru shopping complex, Giant Hypermarket in Tampoi, Jaya Jusco in Tebrau and Holiday Plaza.
“These are places Singaporeans frequent.
“The counters would be open from 10am to 10pm,” he said, adding that it only took five minutes to register.
Nasri said that since the system was implemented in 2009, 98% of applicants has been Singaporeans.
After all these posts about the Malaysia biometric border deployment and its effect on Malaysia-Singaporean border travel, I've finally broken down and cobbled together a map and photo that gives a flavor of the relevant geography. The red dot on the Singapore map is the approximate location of the Johor–Singapore Causeway pictured at right below.
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| Malaysia Map & Singapore Map Source: CIA The World Factbook. Johor–Singapore Causeway Source: Wikipedia (Click Image to Enlarge) |
