Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak at a press conference with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
SINGAPORE: Malaysia and Singapore will look into the possibility of linking up the eastern side of Johor and the Republic with a new bridge, said the prime ministers of both countries on Friday. This proposal will be studied by the joint ministerial committee, which has already been set up to look into the development of Iskandar Malaysia.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak, who is in Singapore for an introductory visit, announced this at a joint news conference Both leaders said they had a good discussion which covered a range of areas of cooperation between the two countries, including the possibilities of iconic projec
ts.
On Mr Najib's proposal to set up a wellness centre in Iskandar Malaysia, PM Lee felt this could be expanded into a township. This proposal will also be discussed by the joint ministerial committee, which is led by Singapore's National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan and Nor Mohamed Yakcop from the Prime Minister's Office in Malaysia.
On the importance of facilitating people and traffic flow between the two countries, Mr Lee stressed that the volume is growing and would grow further. Therefore, he said both countries should enable such flow to happen as smoothly as possible.
Mr Lee said he had expressed his full support for enhancing the connectivity and the ease of movement on both sides and has suggested alternatives like broadening the Causeway and improving a rail link to link up the two rail transport systems.
Courtesy: Channelnewsasia
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak, who is in Singapore for an introductory visit, announced this at a joint news conference Both leaders said they had a good discussion which covered a range of areas of cooperation between the two countries, including the possibilities of iconic projec
ts.On Mr Najib's proposal to set up a wellness centre in Iskandar Malaysia, PM Lee felt this could be expanded into a township. This proposal will also be discussed by the joint ministerial committee, which is led by Singapore's National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan and Nor Mohamed Yakcop from the Prime Minister's Office in Malaysia.
On the importance of facilitating people and traffic flow between the two countries, Mr Lee stressed that the volume is growing and would grow further. Therefore, he said both countries should enable such flow to happen as smoothly as possible.
Mr Lee said he had expressed his full support for enhancing the connectivity and the ease of movement on both sides and has suggested alternatives like broadening the Causeway and improving a rail link to link up the two rail transport systems.
Courtesy: Channelnewsasia
Post a Comment