JOHOR BAHRU, Oct. 28 -- Latest technology scanners will be deployed at the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (ICQ) Complex in Bukit Chagar here once the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link starts operations early next year.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the implementation of this technology marks a first for Malaysia and serves as part of efforts to enhance security at the nation's entry points.

He explained that the technology is capable of detecting objects carried on a person's body, including items wrapped or concealed in specific materials intended to evade detection.

"A demonstration of this equipment was presented to me while I was reviewing security preparations for the Malaysia-Sin...