Long border closure highlights importance of Singapore-Johor ties
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MORE than a year since the Causeway was closed early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Asean neighbours Singapore and Malaysia continue to work towards the wider restoration of cross-border travel.
One might wonder, however, if the long closure has caused any rethinking of the long-standing ties between Singapore and the state of Johor in particular.
Granted, the border closure's effects are much wider. In the Singapore Business Federation's (SBF) latest National Business Survey, 65 per cent of firms with overseas business activities were active in Malaysia - the highest for any country.
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