Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday (Oct 30) that he has discussed with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim on efforts to alleviate congestion at the Causeway. PM Lee noted how Singapore has started to redevelop the Woodlands Checkpoint to increase its capacity and meet the expected long-term growth in cross-border traffic.
PM Lee Hsien Loong and Anwar Ibrahim at the 10th Singapore-Malaysia Leaders' Retreat on Monday .Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday that he has discussed with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim on efforts to alleviate congestion at the Causeway.
And while the two sides are working closely to make full use of the capacity of the Causeway, PM Lee said thatPM Lee was speaking at a joint press conference with Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim at the end of the 10th Singapore-Malaysia Leaders' Retreat. It aims to achieve "better and easier" arrangements of people who work on both sides of the Causeway, PM Lee said."They can go in and go out, then the investor companies in the SEZ will be able to get the personnel they need and the right mix of professionals, skilled workers and other general workers."
A memorandum of understanding on the SEZ is to be signed in January next year, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.In the first annual retreat since the Covid-19 pandemic, PM Lee said that he and Anwar discussed other outstanding bilateral issues."These are all important issues, and we will consider them holistically and constructively, within the broader context of our overall relationship," he said.
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