Johor-Singapore special economic zone deal set for Monday signing, says Johor Menteri Besar

[inmyopinion]

This benefits Msia more or Singapore or both?

 

[archie7]

cant solve unemployment for sinkies but created a good deal for JB to seek better jobs.

that’s why game changer whahaha
got winner and loser

 

[semiret]

Clearly everyone can tell who is the ultimate winner. How many sinkies going to lost their job? Haha

 

[Amosyee002]

lol seems like lawrence wont be getting my vote now

Singapore has no problem attracting JHK to work here, 3.5
so why collab?

Singapore will get access to cheaper labour? - This means our salary will be suppressed further

No wonder they so urgently wanna buy railway using our tax payer money lol

 

[Iyarash11]

wlwlsmdwl ......

 

[fire]

they wanna raise sinkie unemployment rate even higher?

 

[Balian]

you voted for it

 

[Amosyee002]

the last time the word hub was mentioned

science hub
accounting hub

the wages went down, my colleagues become foreigners, my understudy couldnt speak english

even amk hub doing better

 

[Amosyee002]

my malaysian colleague go overseas will tell the tour guide that they are from singapore
but when i hear their english, it sounded like my primary school 3 nephew and niece

maybe they from singapore special economic zone? That one not singapore hello

 

[jericho75]

the last time the word hub was mentioned

science hub
accounting hub

the wages went down, my colleagues become foreigners, my understudy couldnt speak english

even amk hub doing better

lol 2002 got one fellow told me he study bios and pharma, next time got hub but now up lorry and he doing grab liao.

 

[Dudick]

When you have only 1 side keep talking about it, and the other side if no one talk about it then don’t even think of its existence … of course it’s obvious which side benefits only.

Because not much impact to us mah. Its like I give $10 to a beggar, the beggar will talk a alot as he can buy caipeng and even take MRT. but to me $10 cannot even go DTF so nothing to me.

 

[eggie011]

No idea how it will work.

 

[testerjp]

Today is already the 6 of Jan. Still no details on exactly what is agreed

Pap not stupid.
PAP earns alot from work levies and Corp taxes. Won't be so simple as people think one.

 

[cet87]

Clearly everyone can tell who is the ultimate winner. How many sinkies going to lost their job? Haha

they want sinkies to go in earn RM.

 

[Checkyrmed]

Today is already the 6 of Jan. Still no details on exactly what is agreed

Pap not stupid.
PAP earns alot from work levies and Corp taxes. Won't be so simple as people think one.

Another agreement took place in June 2005, but was there an official announcement?

 

[orhneeorh]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-01-06/singapore-malaysia-to-launch-economic-hub

 

[Cashflow202]

as a local business owner i fear, as this could potentially introduce a new paradigm for local workforce, having to compete with sez based workforce that are cheaper, better, faster.

where the local business and workforce have to adapt, our peers have already been 3.5x cheaper and is ready to take the our pie.

from local services, to retail and more.

especially blue collar workers in singapore, who are generally older in age, and could also be less savvy to technology.

and also the majority of local workforce, who pays higher taxes, dues, cost of living, that is entirely dependent on the economic premium that we have been enjoying, due to singapore's most precious resource, its people, and sovereignty.

thank you, and praying that our gov has the foresight to have protectionist policies in place so that we can reap the benefits of the sez agreement.

 

[orhneeorh]

Bloomberg says Singapore will benefit with more cheap labour!

 

[sPacEmAn_sPiFf]

what if we help them build this up successfully, but later on they kick us out ?

 

[Kunkka]

Bloomberg says Singapore will benefit with more cheap labour!

How leh. We already have 1.2 million work permit holder here