Malaysia happy to connect to S'pore via MRT
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Saturday May 19, 8:17 AM
Malaysia happy to connect to S'pore via MRT: Syed Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is keen on fresh negotiations with Singapore on a new bridge linking the island with the southern Malaysian state of Johor.
The Malaysian Foreign Minister says there is no better time than now to pursue the issue, with bilateral relations on the upswing.
Mr Syed Hamid Albar also says Malaysia will be happy to be connected to Singapore via the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system.
He says the informal meeting between the Prime Ministers of Malaysia and Singapore on Langkawi has established a mechanism for future negotiations on outstanding issues.
"There's no better time than now when relationship is so superb, so good, to take advantage of the environment, the environment is conducive for some concrete achievements while looking at the old tracks, tracks to be resolved," he says.
Mr Syed Hamid, who is a Member of Parliament from Johor, says a new bridge between the state and Singapore will accommodate the robust development of Malaysia's southern region.
"The bridge is important, because I think we want give a different face to the southern gate to MalaysiaÂ…We are very happy to be integrated together on the MRT, and it will serve well both sides, Singapore as well as the internal Iskandar Development Region.
"At the same time, we also have hopefully our railway to Johor and from Johor connected to the other system," he says.
Mr Syed Hamid says both prime ministers will continue driving the process of negotiations on outstanding issues, "We need to go on at the highest level, Prime Minister to Prime Minister. We need to find a different mechanism and for that purpose, we will get the guidelines from our Prime Minister and Singapore's."
The two-day bilateral meeting of the two leaders was their first in three years.
Analysts hailed their decision to set up a joint ministerial committee to oversee Johor's Iskandar Development Region as a breakthrough, but some Malaysian legislators were more cautious.
While the Langkawi meeting has succeeded in breaking the ice between both the countries, lawmakers in Malaysia have voiced their concerns over the setup of a joint ministerial committee to oversee the development of the Iskandar Development Region.
Some worry that Malaysia's sovereignty may be compromised, while others raise concerns over the issue of implementation.
MP Wee Ka Siong says, "We see the political will among national leaders but when it comes to implementation this is a big challenge whether those government agencies can really follow the instructions from the top."
Mr Syed Hamid allayed such concerns, emphasising that there is commitment at the top level of both governments.
He also expressed confidence that such cooperative efforts can yield a balance of benefits for both countries. - CNA/yy -
did they said what will happen when the r/s turn sour in the future??
will it be like north korea n south korea
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Looks familiar...
Haven' t I posted this earlier on? -
not goin to happen
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next stop, johor bahru. this train will terminate at johor bahru. all passengers please alight.
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please remember the 3/4 stomach rules.. please top up at woodlands stationOriginally posted by hiphop2009:next stop, johor bahru. this train will terminate at johor bahru. all passengers please alight. -
withou considering the politics, is this project feasible?
i notice a lot of buses serving causeway, especially SBST and Causeway Link
it would be great to have MRT actually -
"all passengers please have a heavy meal before going into johor bahru"Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):please remember the 3/4 stomach rules.. please top up at woodlands station -
underground lo. otherwise having MRT bridge over the causeway looks weird. no wait a minute, if dey wan to allow ships to cross, wouldnt dey hav to build a detachable MRT bridge???Originally posted by laurence82:withou considering the politics, is this project feasible?
i notice a lot of buses serving causeway, especially SBST and Causeway Link
it would be great to have MRT actually
if underground.....well, look at JB, u think dey hav space to dig underground? i think the whole city will be congested like siao during the construction of the line....
maybe hav a separate system from our original MRT system.......juz like SBST'S NEL and SMRT.... -
We could extend the Bukit Timah Line which is supposed to end at Bt Panjang to JB (follow the 170 route) with an interchange station to NSL at Kranji.
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a lot of ppl will want this becos of malaysians working in Singapore n singaporeans going over to malaysia for shopping, but with politics, i can see a future, whereby we might start the project but won't see the end of itOriginally posted by laurence82:withou considering the politics, is this project feasible?
i notice a lot of buses serving causeway, especially SBST and Causeway Link
it would be great to have MRT actually -
so now they want mrt or maglev.. make up your mind leh... the plans and costs are worlds apart.
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they might as well, build bullet train, underground, and from KL via JB, then last stop tanjong pajar
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will it be a direct train service to KL?
(that's what i heard from the news if i didn't remember wrongly)
or are there a few other stops to stop in between different states for our convenience?
actually it's a win-win situation
both parties get to benfit and lessen the pollution emission from vehicles.
but i think is it were to be finalised, we need to be careful when we alight in Malaysia.
Disclaimer:
No offence to Malaysia counterparts, but well, it's just the facts since it's reported in news quite frequently.
There's quite a few cases of snatch thief and robbers, they even rob and hurt their own malaysia counterparts let alone an influx of singaporeans. I wonder how safe will we be in future. -
Please continue the discussion in the other similar thread. Thank You.