Stakeholders seek 'travel bubble' between Johor, Singapore for economy’s sake

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They say the current RGL and PCA arrangements have limited scope, which has stifled cross-border movement vital to Johor businesses. FMTNews Singapore

Pedestrians using the pathway on the Causeway linking Johor Bahru and Singapore.

Soh Thian Lai, president of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers , told FMT the two countries need to facilitate the 250,000 travellers who used to commute daily from Johor to Singapore, which is not covered by the current travel arrangements. Given that both sides have managed the pandemic quite well in recent weeks, Soh said, FMM would be supportive of any proposal to allow a “targeted travel bubble” with strict SOPs specifically for Johoreans who commute to work daily to Singapore.

“The authorities will have to seriously consider their ability to cope with the huge numbers crossing the border,” he said.

 

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