ron 95 at rm1.60 from today. ron 97 also down by 10sen today.
(no collusion by sg pertrol companies - a fairy tale even a child will not believe.)
Johor Sultan also tak boleh tahan .... http://paultan.org/2016/03/23/johors-sultan-ibrahim-wants-causeway-to-be-replaced/
Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim wants Causeway to be replaced
Frequent users of the Johor Causeway will be familiar with the undesirable traffic situation during peak hours. In light of this, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, the Sultan of Johor has urged stakeholders to mull the idea of replacing the Johor Causeway with a bridge.
“I feel sorry for the thousands of Malaysians and Singaporeans who are stuck in traffic jams at the Causeway daily due to the congestion. It is worse during holidays and festive seasons. Also, many people are walking to Singapore daily due to the bad traffic jams,” Sultan Ibrahim said.
In the report by The Star, HRH said that if Singapore disagreed with an undersea tunnel, then a swing bridge could be considered. “I am sure if you work with Singapore, they will accept as it will be a win-win situation for both countries, but you will have to give a good reason to replace the Causeway,” he added.
“The water at the Causeway has stagnated for so many years. Both countries should put aside their differences and come up with solutions to improve mobility,” he said, adding that the projects should have been completed years ago.
He also spoke about the need for the extension of the rapid transit system (RTS) from Singapore to Johor Baru to improve connectivity. Additionally, he urged the Malaysian Immigration Department to keep all its booths open all the time, as there were complaints that many of the booths were not open during peak hours and holidays.
Do you agree with Sultan Ibrahim’s idea for a bridge to replace the Johor Causeway? If so, what sort of connectivity option should be constructed? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
ALTERNATIVELY MAKE A WIDE WALKING PATH WITH SHADES/shelter TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO WALK.IT WILL BE GOOD FOR HEALTH .MORE PEOPLE WALK,LESS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD.LIKE THE OLD DAYS.LARGE CROWD PREFERED TO WALK..
Johor adds manpower to keep more immigration counters open
Went in at 3.00 PM yesterday through second link into Nusajaya. Noticed both bays open on the Singapore side and all lanes with most counters open on Malaysia side. No wait. Had the quickest crossing on a weekend. On the way back at around 9.00 PM no wait on Malaysia side but around 20 minutes backup at Singapore.
Recent news articles and Facebook posts etc seems to have made a difference. There has been efforts particularly on Malaysia side to make things faster.
That said, it is always questionable how long all this will last.
was at the woodlands check point on Saturday evening at around 645pm, ICA really sucks big time, got stuck for more than 2 hours there, realize they have close zone 3 and 4, still got the cheek to praise their ICa efficiency, PUI PUI PUI, going into JB customs was a breeze, zero traffic. really pissed nowadays, making us fools and idiots
And they are going to implement scanning of fingerprints for all visitors at checkpoints soon. Massive jams akan datang!
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/thumbprint-scanners-to-be/2705636.html
was at the woodlands check point on Saturday evening at around 645pm, ICA really sucks big time, got stuck for more than 2 hours there, realize they have close zone 3 and 4, still got the cheek to praise their ICa efficiency, PUI PUI PUI, going into JB customs was a breeze, zero traffic. really pissed nowadays, making us fools and idiots
What irony, and contrasting commute 2nd link vs causeway. My infrequent weekend forays across Msia (outside JB) always via the former, preferring to pay added costs with personal bias on latter's traffic grid on weekends. Even so, I time my return legs at 2nd link early before 1300 to beat the "peak"....back to SG last night around 8-9pm which is usually a shit show at the JB pedestrian checkpoint but to my surprise, all counters were open and the massive crowd was manageable. ...noticeably quicker crossing time, about 30-40% quicker. Keep it up.