A Singaporean woman had a sticky encounter with Malaysian police in Johor recently, alleging that she was asked to cough up “coffee money” since she didn’t have her passport with her. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com
A Singaporean woman had a sticky encounter with Malaysian police in Johor recently, alleging that she was asked to cough up “coffee money” since she didn’t have her passport with her.last Saturday to share her experience of getting pulled over by Johor traffic police and allegedly being asked to pay"coffee money" of RM10,000 .
"We were driving at a very conservative speed and the car didn't have anything illegal," she wrote in her post. According to the Immigration Department of Malaysia, foreigners who fail to produce a passport, travel document or entry permit with a valid endorsement upon request are liable to a fine of up to RM10,000.
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