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ASEAN Business

Johor chief minister emphasises talent development, connectivity are vital for JS-SEZ success

Qualifying projects will automatically receive Johor’s super-lane facilitation, says Malaysia’s minister of investment, trade and industry. He adds that this ensures coordinated priority handling across state and federal agencies under a single facilitation channel. 
ASEAN Business

Malaysia sweetens JS-SEZ package with fast-track manufacturing licence approval, multiple-entry visa 

From left: Dr Ng Chin Siau, founder of Q&M Dental Group (Singapore); Esther Teo, Director, Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone Programme Office, Economic Development Board; Tan Chor Sen, CEO, OCBC Malaysia; Lee Ting Han, Chairman, Johor State Investment, Trade, Consumer Affairs and Human Resources Committee; Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad, Johor State Economic and Investment Adviser; and moderator Shen Yue, Business Editor, Lianhe Zaobao.
Singapore

Johor-Singapore SEZ draws new wave of investors with 2-in-1 appeal

(From left) David Kelly, executive director of the British Chamber Of Commerce Singapore; Herman Loh, senior Vice-President and head of South Asia, Middle East and Oceania at the Singapore Economic Development Board; Yap Wee Kee, partner of the capital markets group at KPMG in Singapore; Lavanya Venkateswaran, OCBC’s senior Asean economist; Tony Chan, Associate Principal, planning business leader for South-east Asia at Arup
ASEAN Business

SMEs can piggyback on MNCs to make their Johor-Singapore SEZ foray: KPMG, BritCham panel

(Top row, from left) SCCCI President Kho Choon Keng; Minister of State for Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang; Maybank Singapore corporate banking head Chong Wee Yeat; SCCCI Vice-President Lim Hock Chee; Maybank Singapore head of community financial services Adam Tan. The pact sees the apex body and the bank pledging to promote economic development, investment and trade — with the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone as a strategic focal point.
ASEAN Business

Maybank, SCCCI join forces to power up Johor-Singapore SEZ 

The SEZ may also present opportunities for Johor to build a Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (Mice) industry. 
Property

Real estate investors eye residential and industrial development sites in Johor-Singapore SEZ 

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ASEAN Business

Johor-Singapore SEZ snares lion’s share of approved investments: Mida 

Johor Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi (right) at Monday's forum. Also pictured is Malaysia's Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz (left), and Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong (centre).
International

Johor has RM23 billion in investment pipeline in April alone: chief minister

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong (second from left) meeting with business and government leaders on Monday.
International

New joint project office to support Singapore firms in expanding to Johor-Singapore SEZ: DPM Gan

The project will be built in two phases, with construction on the hospital block and the central lift core to start by the end of the year or the first quarter of 2026.
ASEAN Business

Thomson Medical to build 300-bed hospital in Johor, banks on JS-SEZ medical hub potential

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