Perlis wants operations at border gates extended by two hours


A Perlis exco member wants the free flow zone at Wang Kelian to be reopened to revive trade in the area. – filepic

PADANG BESAR: The Perlis government wants Putrajaya to consider extending operations at the border gates at the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex in Padang Besar and Wang Kelian by two hours.

State infrastructure, transport and border relations committee chairman Izizam Ibrahim said the Perlis government hoped that operations at the Padang Besar ICQS could be extended until midnight from 10pm at present, and the ICQS in Wang Kelian to operate until 9pm from the current 7pm.

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