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World● Low2h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 11:44 AM

Singapore denies power cut caused causeway jam, blames maintenance, breakdowns

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Thursday rejected a report that a power outage at Woodlands Checkpoint caused traffic congestion along the causeway and on several roads in Johor Bahru on Wednesday. In its account of Wednesday’s events, ICA said a build-up of Singapore-bound traffic occurred amid planned electrical maintenance works, while two vehicle breakdowns on the Malaysian side of the causeway subsequently contributed to traffic tailing back into...

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