KLUANG – The Foreign Ministry is in talks with the Singapore government on standardising the standard operating procedure (SOPs) for those wishing to travel between Malaysia and Singapore for compassionate reasons, such as to visit an ill family member.
Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said currently there are no standardised SOPs for those wishing to travel cross border on compassionate grounds.
“So far the SOPs for such travels is on an ad hoc basis whereby those requiring to travel across the border must submit an appeal letter,” he said when met by reporters at SMK Seri Sembrong, here today.
“I am now discussing with Singapore on standardising the SOPs for such cases,” he said.
Earlier, the Sembrong MP visited 71 flood evacuees (25 families) who are seeking shelter at the school after they were left stranded when the stretch between Batu 17 and Batu 18 of Jalan Kluang-Mersing was hit by rising flood waters.
Besides SMK Seri Sembrong, Hisahammuddin also visited two other relief centres in Kampung Muhibbah and Chamek, located in the Paloh state constituency. – Bernama, January 3, 2021
