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LRT hubungkan Nusajaya – JB
08 December 2009, By Harian Metro
JOHOR BAHRU: Daerah ini dan Nusajaya dijangka dihubungkan dengan kemudahan pengangkutan transit aliran ringan (LRT) menjelang tujuh hingga 10 tahun akan datang.
Pengarah Projek UEM Land Holdings Bhd (UEM Land), Zulkifli Tahmali, berkata pelan induk projek berkenaan bakal disiapkan sepanuhnya selepas laluan dikenal pasti.
“Perancangan laluan LRT akan dipastikan kemudian dengan mengutamakan tempat menarik dan ingin dikunjungi orang ramai.
“Apa yang penting penyediaan kemudahan pengangkutan berkenaan buat kali pertama di negeri ini, akan memberi manfaat kepada semua pihak,” katanya selepas melancarkan Minggu Kempen Jaminan Kualiti, Keselamatan Pekerja, Kesihatan dan Alam Sekitar anjuran UEM Land di sini, semalam.
Singapore private sector pumps $1.1b into Iskandar Malaysia
25 November 2009, By Business Times Singapore
Iskandar Malaysia has attracted RM2.64 billion, or some S$1.1 billion, in manufacturing investments from Singapore's private sector since 2006.
National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said that this sum comes from the 178 manufacturing projects with Singapore participation which have been approved by Malaysia from 2006, when the Johor economic zone was first launched, till May this year.
'Singapore is among the top three investors in Iskandar Malaysia,' said Mr Mah, in a written response to MP Ho Geok Choo's question in Parliament on local investments in the project and issues discussed at the 5th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) for Iskandar Malaysia (IM) on Nov 4.
Malaysia, Singapore To Revive Dormant M'sia-s'pore Joint Business Council – Mustapa
16 November 2009, By BERNAMA
During the same period, they had invested RM19 billion in various projects, including in production of electronic goods and components manufacturing, in Malaysia.
Stressing that he was working hard to woo Singaporean entrepreneurs to invest in Malaysia, Mustapa said that just like Singaporean investors formed the top foreign visitors to Malaysia, "I want investors from the neighbouring country to become major investors in Malaysia."
The Minister said Singaporean investors were keen to make fresh investments in the health sector and development of industrial parks and logistics.
To attract more Singaporean investors, Mustapa said the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) will organise two Singapore-to-Malaysia trade missions next month.
Kaji bersama projek ikon di Iskandar Malaysia
05 November 2009, By Berita Harian
Malaysia dan Singapura semalam membentuk satu kumpulan kerja baru untuk mengkaji pembangunan bersama projek ekonomi ikon di Iskandar Malaysia.
Penubuhan kumpulan kerja baru itu dipersetujui selepas majlis mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Menteri Bersama Kelima(JMC) untuk Iskandar Malaysia yang dimuktamadkan di Singapura semalam, demikian menurut kenyataan bersama Unit Perancang Ekonomi Jabatan Perdana Menteri Malaysia dan Kementerian Pembangunan Negara Singapura.
Mesyuarat itu adalah susulan daripada perbincangan antara Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan rakan sejawatan, Lee Hsien Loong semasa Najib melawat Singapura, Mei lalu.
New work group to study joint economic project in Iskandar Malaysia
05 November 2009, By Chanel News Asia
A new work group has been formed to study the joint development of an iconic economic project in Iskandar Malaysia.
This is a follow-up to the discussions between the prime ministers of Malaysia and Singapore in May this year.
They mooted the idea of a bilateral project in Iskandar Malaysia as a showcase of the commitment of both countries to build a strong, productive and enduring relationship.
The set-up of the work group was announced after the fifth working meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia on Wednesday.
A joint statement said the committee also reviewed the progress made so far by the Joint Work Groups on Immigration, Transportation, Tourism, and Environment.
Work group on Iskandar
05 November 2009, By Straits Times Singapore
Singapore and Malaysia on Wednesday formed a new work group to study the joint development of the Iskandar project in Malaysia.
The setting up of the new work group was agreed at the end of a working meeting of the 5th Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) for Iskandar Malaysia, said a joint statement by Malaysia's Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister's Department and Singapore's National Development Ministry.
The meeting was a follow-up to the discussion between Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and PM Lee Hsien Loong when Mr Najib visited Singapore in May.
The JMC also reviewed the progress made so far by the Joint Work Groups on Immigration, Transportation, Tourism, and Environment.
Singapore, Malaysia To Study Iconic Economic Project In Iskandar Malaysia
05 November 2009, By BERNAMA
Singapore and Malaysia today formed a new work group to study the joint development of an iconic economic project in Iskandar Malaysia.
The setting up of the new work group was agreed upon in the working meeting of the 5th Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) for Iskandar Malaysia which concluded here today, according to a joint statement by Malaysia's Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister's Department and Singapore's National Development Ministry.
The meeting was a follow-up to the discussion between Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his counterpart Lee Hsien Loong when Najib visited Singapore in May this year.
Port Of Tanjung Pelepas Poised To Compete With Singapore Port
03 November 2009, By BERNAMA
The Tanjung Pelepas Port in Johor is poised to compete with Singapore for transshipment cargo, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.
Major shipping lines like Maersk Line, Evergreen line and MISC line have switched their regional hubs to the port from Singapore, Ong said in his opening speech at the World Air Cargo Organization (WACO) International Conference here Monday.
Last year, the port handled 5.6 million TEUs with 97 per cent of them being transshipment cargo, he said.
"Besides air and sea, Malaysia is also increasingly important in terms of land bridge cargo where cargo can go from Malaysia by road to most of the neighbouring countries like Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia."
Industri pelancongan dijangka melonjak
09 October 2009, By Utusan Malaysia
JOHOR BAHRU 8 Okt. – Industri pelancongan di negeri ini dijangka terus melonjak berikutan penganjuran pelbagai acara sukan bertaraf antarabangsa yang akan berlangsung sehingga akhir tahun ini.
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelancongan dan Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Johor, Hoo Seong Chang berkata, acara tersebut termasuk Kejohanan Golf Terbuka Iskandar Johor 2009 dan Pertandingan Scrable Dunia yang kini mampu menjadi produk pelancongan utama di negeri ini.
Beliau berkata, acara sukan lain yang bakal berlangsung adalah Kejohanan Bola Keranjang Asia Lelaki Bawah 16 Tahun, Festival Kebudayaan Jepun dan Larian Laluan Kedua Johor Singapura.
Kedatangan pelancong Singapura naik
09 October 2009, By Utusan Malaysia
JOHOR BAHRU 8 Okt. - Johor mencatatkan peningkatan jumlah kedatangan pelancong Singapura sebanyak 12.2 peratus kepada 7,169,386 orang hingga Julai lalu berbanding tempoh sama tahun lalu.
Pengarah Tourism Malaysia Johor, Noridah Kamarudin berkata, peningkatan jumlah itu jelas menunjukkan wabak selesema babi atau Influenza A (H1N1) yang menjadi ancaman utama kini tidak menjejaskan sektor pelancongan di negeri ini.
"Tempahan pakej bagi inap desa di kalangan pelancongan Singapura terus mendapat sambutan yang menggalakkan hingga kini.
"Cuma sedikit kesan yang dirasai adalah menerusi kedatangan pelancongan di kalangan pelajar sekolah apabila mereka menangguhkan tempahan buat sementara waktu," katanya ketika ditemui Utusan Malaysia di sini baru-baru ini.
