Allowing Malaysians to commute to Singapore will boost both countries’ economies: Johor chief minister

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The decision to allow Malaysians to commute from Johor Bahru to Singapore for work will not only provide relief to the people but will also help ...

But Singapore National Development Minister Lawrence Wong also warned that before such travel can resume, testing may have to be carried out, a quarantine period may have to be imposed, or a combination of both measures.

“Measures, safeguards and precautions have to be put in place to ensure the resumption of safe travel between Singapore and Malaysia, so we are discussing all these with our Malaysian counterparts, exactly how many people, what kinds of protocols will be put in place and which industries ," Mr Wong said.

However, he said the government’s decision to enforce the MCO and the implementation of Singapore’s “circuit breaker” on Apr 7 has resulted in the loss of income for the majority of Malaysians working in Singapore.

 

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yep. We need to rebuild our economies fast.

Close the border! Do not open till the vaccine found.

Was this another belt and road deal, if so, good buy Singapore.

Johore ministers being polite and nice? That’s a new one.

Err NOW then say?

And virus

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