{"id":3242,"date":"2024-03-15T15:58:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2024-09-03T10:19:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T09:19:34","slug":"border-lines-malaysia-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/border-lines-malaysia-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Border lines: Malaysia \u2013 Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"entry-header bg-adp-tan block--article-header alignfull block--article-header anchor-top\" >\n\n  \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full entry--image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3780.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3780.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3780-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3780-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3780-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3780-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3780-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3780-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3780-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group entry--title-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"entry--social-share\">\n  <ul>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/border-lines-malaysia-singapore\/&#038;t=Border lines: Malaysia \u2013 Singapore\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"Facebook logo - click to share this article on Facebook\"><\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Border lines: Malaysia \u2013 Singapore&#038;url=https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/border-lines-malaysia-singapore\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"Twitter logo - click to share this article on Twitter\"><\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frethinkq.adp.com%2Fborder-lines-malaysia-singapore%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/linkedin.svg\" alt=\"LinkedIn logo - click to share this article on Facebook\"><\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n            <a class=\"entry--tag tag-style\" href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/time-for-universal-basic-income\/\">Features<\/a>\n\n        \n  <h1 class=\"entry-title\">Border lines: Malaysia \u2013 Singapore<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-summary-style\">Sharmin Nishaa commutes between her home in Johor Bahru and her job in Singapore via the world\u2019s busiest land border crossing: the Johor\u2013Singapore Causeway.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"entry--meta content-width\">\n           <p class=\"authors\">By\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/toh-ee-ming\/\">Toh Ee Ming<\/a>\n\n             \n          and                <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/juliana-tan\/\">Juliana Tan<\/a>\n\n             \n         \n     <\/p>\n    \n  \n  <p>15 March 2024  <span class=\"desktop-only\">\u2014<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/issue-11-borders\/\">Issue 11: Borders<\/a> \n  <\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\n<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-content content-width\">\n\n\n\n<p>When Malaysian national Sharmin Nishaa first decided to find work in Singapore, she had to make one of the hardest decisions of her life: to move to a new city and leave her young son and daughter behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 34-year-old had been working as a banking customer service representative in the capital of Kuala Lumpur, about 200 miles north of the border. Her husband, a team leader for a multinational furniture company, worked 200 miles in the opposite direction, in the northern city of Penang. The couple found it increasingly difficult to sustain the cost of living for their family, so Nishaa\u2019s mother offered to look after the children \u2014 ages 6 and 5 \u2014 in Nishaa&#8217;s hometown of Seremban, a sleepy forested town on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--sidebar bg-adp-navy alignleft\"><div class=\"block--sidebar__inner\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Malaysia\u2013Singapore border<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ae6ac5a7056a9f083fa21c1bdb4bdc87\"><strong>Length of border: <\/strong>93 km (maritime)<strong><br>Daily crossings: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/world\/amid-cross-border-tensions-malaysians-working-singapore-hope-rice-bowls-unaffected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">450,000<strong><br><\/strong><\/a><strong>Busiest crossing point: <\/strong>Johor Causeway<strong><br>Total bilateral trade: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-01-11\/singapore-malaysia-forge-closer-ties-with-new-economic-zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$90.3 billion<\/a> (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large no-margin\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6-malaysia-singapore-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6-malaysia-singapore-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6-malaysia-singapore-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6-malaysia-singapore-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6-malaysia-singapore-2-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6-malaysia-singapore-2-1600x900.png 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6-malaysia-singapore-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6-malaysia-singapore-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nishaa packed her bags and left for the border city of Johor Bahru. From there, she would look for work in neighboring Singapore, just a half-mile away via the Johor-Singapore Causeway.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI told [our children], \u2018Mummy is going somewhere far away to work. Mummy will be able to buy you more stuff. Whatever you want, I can buy,\u201d Nishaa says. \u201cBut the kids started crying and begged me not to work. I felt so guilty leaving them, and upset that I was going to miss the moments watching them grow up. It was an emotional rollercoaster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, Nishaa knew it was the best choice for their family. She would become one of the tens of thousands of Malaysian workers who make the arduous crossing from Johor Bahru to Singapore every morning by car, bike, bus and even on foot, all in hopes of building a better life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chasing the Singapore dream<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lured by Singapore\u2019s strong dollar against Malaysian ringgit, higher salaries and better job opportunities, more than 300,000 Malaysians traverse the Johor-Singapore Causeway every day, making it the busiest overland border crossing in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Asia\u2019s top-financial centers, Singapore has also become one of the world\u2019s most expensive cities. It\u2019s much cheaper to live in Johor and commute daily across the border for work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This cross-border labor movement creates a vital economic dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inflow of Malaysians alleviates Singapore\u2019s labor shortages, as they fill essential roles in manufacturing, healthcare and service industries, and propel Singapore&#8217;s economic growth. At the same time, the Malaysian workers contribute significantly to their home country\u2019s economy by remitting a portion of their higher earnings, which boosts household incomes and fosters local spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, both countries benefit from their economic interdependence, and the workers gain opportunities for upward socio-economic mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the workers pay a high price: waking up before dawn to beat the morning rush-hour jam, jostling in long immigration queues, braving the tedious wait in traffic, and breathing in exhaust fumes in the unforgiving humidity.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On weekdays, it takes one to two hours just to travel a half-mile across the causeway bridge, and on weekends and public holidays the wait can stretch much longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigating a foreign land<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3884-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3884-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3884-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3884-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3884-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3884-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3884-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3884-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3884.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At first, Nishaa wasn\u2019t sure it was all worth it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A naturally introverted person, Nishaa had \u201cno clue\u201d how to navigate a foreign environment. \u201cI was so anxious, so scared to approach people back then. I didn\u2019t know anything,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together with a friend, she rented a room in a high-rise apartment near the checkpoint for MYR 2000 ($424) crammed with other workers. Soon after, she found a job posting online for the service crew at a European restaurant in northern Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her first week, she faced major challenges getting to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riddled with anxiety, Nishaa would leave home at 6 a.m., five hours before her shift started. She tagged along with her neighbor\u2019s girlfriend, who showed her how to scan her passport, navigate the confusing bus system and buy a transport card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with her friend\u2019s help, Nishaa got lost and stranded in the wrong parts of the city, so it took her three-plus hours to finally arrive at her destination. One time, she lost her ez-link card which she had just topped up with SGD 100 ($74).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought, \u2018Is this what I\u2019m going to go through everyday?\u2019 I was crying because I was so tired and felt like I couldn&#8217;t do this anymore,\u201d Nishaa says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But after a few months, Nishaa was able to find a routine that brought her travel time down to two hours. Whereas others might find commuting stressful, she says it\u2019s&nbsp; relaxing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On days she has a morning shift, she leaves her apartment by 8 a.m., takes a taxi to the checkpoint, and joins the line to clear the Malaysian Customs. From there, she takes the Causeway bus to Singapore, gets off at the Kranji MRT station and takes the train to Yishun MRT. Along the way, she calls her mom to ask how the kids are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the last leg of the trip, Nishaa takes a bus to an industrial park catering to the aerospace industries, and then walks the rest of the way to the restaurant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOthers ask me if I take a car; I tell them I take the BMW: bus, MRT, walk,\u201d she jokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even after all that, at 11 a.m., Nishaa\u2019s work day is just beginning. Although she started with little experience in the food and beverage industry, Nishaa quickly adapted to the environment, to the extent that some customers even mistake her for being Singaporean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She chats with her regular customers and remembers their orders. Upon learning her situation, some have offered her a ride to the border after her shift, and others have even shared job opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have customers telling me that I\u2019m so bright, genuine \u2014 when customers are happy and appreciative, it feels so great, so fulfilling. The fact that they remember my name is so nice,\u201d she says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nishaa says she is thankful she has an employer that is understanding and flexible, and that the restaurant has a \u201cwarm family atmosphere.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six days per week, she clocks 10-hour shifts. By the time she travels back to Johor, it could be midnight or later, giving her just enough time to shower and crawl into bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the payoff is worth it: she takes home SGD 2800 to 3200 ($2,084 to $2,382) \u2014 three times what she earned back in Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Striving for a better life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3827-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3827-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3827-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3827-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3827-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3827-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3827-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3827-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TN_3827.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Being away from family does take its toll on her, and she tries to visit her hometown on her days off. Sometimes her manager lets her off as early as 5 p.m., but it\u2019s often midnight by the time she reaches Seremban. The next day, Nishaa soaks up the precious quality time with her mother and children, showering her children with toys and puzzles. Other times, she spends her day off in Singapore to avoid being cooped up in the Johor apartment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nishaa hopes to work in Singapore long-term. She has big dreams: to replace her mother\u2019s aging Proton Saga with a brand new Mazda, her dream car; to buy their own house with land and support the children\u2019s education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s planning to take her family on a day trip to Singapore, where they\u2019ll finally explore the city like tourists and check out the food scene. Her son is most excited about riding the double-decker bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Sometimes you need to go through a challenge and it molds you.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Nishaa has no qualms about approaching people she meets, helping other Malaysians asking for advice on Facebook groups, and striking up unlikely new connections on the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes you need to go through a challenge and it molds you. Today, I\u2019m a totally different person; I\u2019ve become more bold and resilient. I face whatever comes my way,\u201d she says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--author\">      <div class=\"block-author__inner\">\n        <div class=\"author--image\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/toh-ee-ming\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/eemingtoh-298x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"author--info\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/toh-ee-ming\/\" class=\"author--name\">Toh Ee Ming<\/a>\n\n          \n          <p>Toh Ee Ming is a Singaporean freelance journalist, covering everything from human rights, social issues, environment to travel and lifestyle stories. Her articles have been published globally on news outlets like the Associated Press, Al Jazeera, FairPlanet, South China Morning Post, Southeast Asia Globe, and more, earning her recognition by the International Journalists\u2019 Network. In her free time, she can be found caring for horses and exploring offbeat places with her camera.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"block--author-social\"><ul class=\"author--socials\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ee-ming-toh-886542b6\/\" title=\"LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n       <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block--author\">      <div class=\"block-author__inner\">\n        <div class=\"author--image\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/juliana-tan\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/julianatan-298x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"author--info\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/juliana-tan\/\" class=\"author--name\">Juliana Tan<\/a>\n\n          \n          <p>Juliana Tan is a photographer working in Singapore and Southeast Asia. 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