U must not have ever been to jb or sg b4. They fully support cross border traffic especially singki coming to spend money in jb n workers bringing back sgd. new checkpoint will increase this, so it is good for jb sg relations.

No single country can unilaterally demolish or modify causeway. Need both country agreement.

Malaysia also built new woodlands ciq complex few years back. Very big. Sg will build bigger, jb also need to renovate an upgrade. Have you been there recently?

However…both projects involved only the building on their side of the country. Did not touch the causeway. Rts link require negotiation with both sides.

There are water pipes going across it. N to join the crooked bridge u need cooperation from sg side. The johor ports r not located in the middle of the johor strait anyway. Sg was willing to demolish the causeway n build a bridge in return for something but Malaysia under thanos want to unilaterally force a crooked bridge onto an existing structure which is impossible without cooperation from the other side. It is just childish political gamesmanship n no way to feasibly complete it and that’s why no one other than thanos has ever brought up the crooked bridge idea again.

This post has been edited by diffyhelman2: Jan 30 2024, 01:10 PM

Having just crossed the checkpoint last week, both sides counters are fully automated for biometric passports like sg and my passport now. Most sg n my ppl use the automated lanes. Other country foreigners are the one that need to use the manned lane.

Not exactly land sale, 60/40 joint partnership btw khazanah n temasek to jointly develop the land.