JOHOR BARU, April 19 — The reopening of the land border between Malaysia and Singapore since April 1 has provided much-needed relief to many parties, especially traders selling Aidilfitri necessities around the city.
“I thought business would not be vibrant but Alhamdulillah when the government allowed the country’s borders to reopen and Singaporeans could enter, the response now is similar to the time before the Covid-19 pandemic,” he told Bernama here. She said that the reopening of the borders, as well as the country entering the transition to endemic phase, has given new hope to traders like her.