{
  "id": 3691989,
  "title": "Tourist praises S’pore’s efficiency after clearing immigration in 5 minutes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/tourist-praises-spores-efficiency-after-clearing-immigration-in-5",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/08/spanish-tourist-praises-spores-efficiency/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A TikTok user has praised Singapore for its efficiency after clearing immigration in just five minutes, comparing the experience to previous trips to other Asian countries. The traveller, who was travelling with a Spanish passport, stated that immigration took him \"a couple of hours\" in China and about an hour in South Korea. However, in Singapore, it only took him five minutes. The tourist also commended the country's MRT system, describing it as \"quick, non-delayed\" and clean. He went as far as to say that European countries are \"more than 20 years behind\" in terms of efficiency. This positive sentiment was echoed by other TikTok users, who highlighted Singapore's efficient bus system as another example of the country's efficiency. Some users even joked that Singaporeans might only realize how good their country is when they travel abroad.",
  "summary": "Impressed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}