SINGAPORE, Dec. 1 -- A Singaporean couple who had just crossed back from Johor Bahru after attending a friend's wedding managed to retrieve a handbag stuffed with documents, bank cards and S$4,700 (RM14,990) in cash - thanks to the quick action of Malaysian immigration officers.

According to AsiaOne, the pair were stopped for a routine car inspection at the checkpoint, unaware that the bag had slipped out of their vehicle during the check.

Exhausted from the trip, they continued their late-night drive home and only realised the bag was missing when they reached Singapore.

Tan Zheng Guang, an interior designer, said he initially assumed the bag had been left behind at their hotel stay from November 3 to 5.

But when that turned out to b...