Some Malaysian workers who make the daily commute to Singapore have rued the lack of time given to make the necessary preparations after the movement control order was announced by the government.

Ismail, 43, and his wife who have been working in Singapore for the past seven years said they were caught off guard by the announcement.

“The announcement initially didn’t specify about Malaysians working in Singapore. So when we were told that we would be barred from leaving Malaysia, we only had 12 hours left...