Business groups said although the numbers are gradually increasing, the situation has not returned to normal.
Business leaders say that although there has been a gradual improvement in the number of Singaporeans entering Johor, the situation has not returned to normal.
Johor Bahru Business and Hawker Association president Roland Lim said there has been a day-by-day increase in the number of Singaporean visitors, but the crowd is not as big as it used to be.“But at the rate we are seeing, I believe that the situation will eventually go back to normal soon,” said Mr Lim, who runs a coffee shop in Johor Bahru.
“We need to remember that there are thousands of Johoreans working in Singapore, who come back to Johor during weekends.Sharing the same views was Mr Jarod Chia, chairman of the Malaysia Budget and Business Hotel Association’s Johor chapter, who said the drop in the number of guests was most significant in the“Things have not completely gone back to normal yet,” he said.
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