SCMP - Why Singaporeans are flocking to Malaysia’s Johor for food and leisure

[archie7]

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/life...are-flocking-malaysias-johor-food-and-leisure

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Every month, Rachel Tan, a 53-year-old Singaporean tutor, boards a bus across the 1km (0.6 mile) causeway for a day trip to Malaysia’s Johor state, where she stocks up on groceries and treats herself to lunch and a film.

Thanks to streamlined immigration procedures, she rarely needs to present her passport, using a QR code to pass the checkpoint before catching a complimentary shuttle bus that whisks her to R&F Mall.

The entire day out, including shopping, typically costs her about 300 ringgit (US$70) – a fraction of the price for a similar experience in Singapore.

“Since I need to go somewhere to relax on my off day, why not go somewhere where it is more affordable?” she told This Week in Asia, noting that her 10-ringgit cinema ticket would be unheard of back home, where watching a film often costs five times as much.

“To me, it isn’t any trouble at all. Once I cross the customs, everything is easy,” Tan added.

 

[Pyromaster]

Surprise this qn is being asked when they know the answer

 

[Dudick]

Who did she voted for?

 

[Joe Mahmood]

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/life...are-flocking-malaysias-johor-food-and-leisure

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Every month, Rachel Tan, a 53-year-old Singaporean tutor, boards a bus across the 1km (0.6 mile) causeway for a day trip to Malaysia’s Johor state, where she stocks up on groceries and treats herself to lunch and a film.

Thanks to streamlined immigration procedures, she rarely needs to present her passport, using a QR code to pass the checkpoint before catching a complimentary shuttle bus that whisks her to R&F Mall.

The entire day out, including shopping, typically costs her about 300 ringgit (US$70) – a fraction of the price for a similar experience in Singapore.

“Since I need to go somewhere to relax on my off day, why not go somewhere where it is more affordable?” she told This Week in Asia, noting that her 10-ringgit cinema ticket would be unheard of back home, where watching a film often costs five times as much.

“To me, it isn’t any trouble at all. Once I cross the customs, everything is easy,” Tan added.

https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...peninsula-malaysia-sabah-and-sarawak.7150694/

 

[mcylo]

go jb buy goceries, watch movies and makan is jiin song

 

[archie7]

https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...peninsula-malaysia-sabah-and-sarawak.7150694/

flying to East Malaysia nao!!!

 

[archie7]

go jb buy goceries, watch movies and makan is jiin song

dun forget massage lol

 

[mcylo]

dun forget massage lol

massage w happy ending

 

[blue666]

stay at home even cheaper

why nobody compare?

not as if crowded places with people is considered as relax

 

[Sauron]

Typical scmp stirring sgp

 

[buttbERry]

all about cost

 

[Vagrant_Oldman]

 

[dambio]

Surprise this qn is being asked when they know the answer

Regurgitating news n envy

 

[Shion]

i think RTS will singlehandedly crash/crush the entire SG retail sector

but cant blame others for choosing to spend more time travelling to JB or Batam for shopping

coz SG is simply too expensive alr

 

[tuxguy]

i think RTS will singlehandedly crash/crush the entire SG retail sector

Indeed, not only retail, we’ll see how FnB crumbles

 

[OutBreak]

Who did she voted for?

As usual vote for you know who and jjww things are expensive here.

 

[Igene]

How come maciam like praising ICA ah ...
Anyway the reason is very obvious mah ... Not for that who would wanna trouble themselves right.

 

[Shion]

Indeed, not only retail, we’ll see how FnB crumbles

but we cant blame people for choosing to spend more time travelling to JB or Batam for shopping

coz SG is simply too expensive alr

i may also to rush to JB after RTS is operational. go straight to bukit indah or tebrau to do shopping.

 

[eAtNeAt]

Go to experience life. Can do so many activities that are too expensive to do in sg.

 

[testart]

Let’s go JB and whack some ringgit