Crackdown on illegal transport to Singapore
Some factory and tour bus drivers here are allegedly making a quick buck by ferrying passengers into Singapore, despite not having the permit to do so.
It was understood that the driver would charge passengers between RM1 and RM2 each for bringing them to Woodlands in Singapore via the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex, here.
The distance from the CIQ to Woodlands is about two kilometres.
It was also learned that this had been occurring daily, prompted by the fact that stage buses that start their service at 5am could not cater to the needs of some commuters who needed to get to Singapore to work as early as 3am.
Some of the illegal buses were seen filled to full capacity with commuters, and some even appeared to be overloaded.
Johor Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) executive enforcement officer Asmadi Mat confirmed the matter and said that there were about 40 stage buses operating at the CIQ, but the buses would start operating at 5am.
"The people who need to go in earlier than that have no other choice but to look for an alternative," he said.
A three-day operation launched on Sept 10 saw an express bus driver and a factory bus driver being slapped with a compound of RM500 for illegally transporting commuters into Singapore.
The operation comprised 31 personnel, including policemen as well as those from the State Road Transport Department and Iskandar Malaysia Public Transport Corporation (PAIM).
Asmadi Mat inspecting documents provided by bus drivers to ensure they were licensed to ferry passengers into Singapore from the CIQ in Johor Baru.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
Some factory and tour bus drivers here are allegedly making a quick buck by ferrying passengers into Singapore, despite not having the permit to do so.
It was understood that the driver would charge passengers between RM1 and RM2 each for bringing them to Woodlands in Singapore via the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex, here.
The distance from the CIQ to Woodlands is about two kilometres.
It was also learned that this had been occurring daily, prompted by the fact that stage buses that start their service at 5am could not cater to the needs of some commuters who needed to get to Singapore to work as early as 3am.
Some of the illegal buses were seen filled to full capacity with commuters, and some even appeared to be overloaded.
Johor Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) executive enforcement officer Asmadi Mat confirmed the matter and said that there were about 40 stage buses operating at the CIQ, but the buses would start operating at 5am.
"The people who need to go in earlier than that have no other choice but to look for an alternative," he said.
A three-day operation launched on Sept 10 saw an express bus driver and a factory bus driver being slapped with a compound of RM500 for illegally transporting commuters into Singapore.
The operation comprised 31 personnel, including policemen as well as those from the State Road Transport Department and Iskandar Malaysia Public Transport Corporation (PAIM).
Asmadi Mat inspecting documents provided by bus drivers to ensure they were licensed to ferry passengers into Singapore from the CIQ in Johor Baru.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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