Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Commuter worker" in English language version.
Before border restrictions were implemented in March 2020, around 300,000 Malaysians would commute across the border daily for work.
it's relatively near to Malaysia compared to other places around the world.
Many Singaporeans and Malaysians had friends and family on the other side of the Causeway.
Many preferred to work over there due to the exchange rate.