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Johor Baru-Singapore underground link to be studied
11 January 2012, By Malaysia Insider
Malaysia and Singapore are considering an underground border link between the countries.
A study already looking into a Johor Baru-Singapore transit system, will now examine too this option, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (picture), as reported by The Star newspaper.
In the ongoing Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat with Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong today, the leaders are also discussing the alignment of radio frequency spectrum plans for digital broadcast and mobile broadband services.
This is a natural response to the need in digital television, mobile broadband and roaming services.
A work group is planned to tackle industrial cooperation in Iskandar Malaysia.
Rail network ready by 2018
06 July 2011, By New Straits Times
JOHOR Baru will usher in a new era for its public transport system in 2018 when the proposed RM1.23 billion rail transit network is completed.
Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the rail network, which would cover the entire Iskandar Malaysia area, was being planned by Metropolitan Commuter Network (MCN), a joint venture company between KUB Malaysia and Malaysia Steel Works.
It is currently in the process of getting the green light from the Land Public Transport Commission, the Public Private Partnership Unit and the Federal Government.
The proposal submitted by MCN will see the construction and operation of a rail transit network extending from Johor Baru Sentral to the republic's station in Woodlands, Singapore.
Intra-city train not linked to MRT
06 July 2011, By The Star
The proposed intra-city commuter train to be set up in the state will not be directly linked to the Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) system in Singapore, said Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman.
Abdul Ghani said Metropolitan Commuter Network (MCN) had proposed that the existing Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) infrastructure be used for the project.
“Due to this, it will be impossible to directly link the train to the MRT system,” he said in reply to Dr Boo Cheng Hau (DAPSkudai) at the Johor State Assembly yesterday.
He said that apart from setting up an intra-city commuter train, MCN had also proposed to create a link to Woodlands in Singapore, but the project had yet to be approved.
MBM Resources to build auto village in Johor
06 July 2011, By Business Times
MBM Resources Bhd, an automotive distributor, has set aside RM8 million to build an automotive village in Johor Baharu.
Managing Director Looi Kok Loon said the project was expected to begin in the near-term and scheduled to be completed in 12 months.
"Johor Baharu (project) will be our own auto village, hosting multiple automotive brands under our distribution network," he told reporters after the ground-breaking ceremony for MBM Resources' new headquarters building, Menara MBMR, here today.
Also present at the event was MBM Resources Chairman Datuk Abdul Rahim Abdul Halim. He said the auto village would be the second one after the auto village in Glenmarie but would have bigger capacity and would host more brands compared to only two by the Glenmarie site.
MBM Resources on expansion drive
06 July 2011, By Business Times
MBM Resources Bhd plans to build several showrooms and service centres in Johor Baru, Perak and Penang by 2015 to expand its automotive business.
“The plans (for Johor Baru) are being finalised, so it’s just a matter of time when we will start construction,” managing director Looi Kok Loon said at the groundbreaking ceremony of Menara MBM Resources Bhd here yesterday.
The Johor Baru project will be completed in the next 12 months and will be similar to the company’s showroom in Glenmarie, Shah Alam.
“What we are trying to do is build auto villages for all the brands that we have, so that we can provide comfort to customers. Like in Glenmarie, we have the Volvo and Volkswagen showrooms together,” Looi said.
Rapid transit link for Singapore-Johor Baru by 2018
28 June 2011, By Today Online
Singapore and Malaysia will also undertake to improve connectivity by opening a Rapid Transit System link from Singapore to Johor Baru by 2018.
A joint technical group is targeting to call the tender for a consultancy study by the fourth quarter of this year.
A joint Singapore-Malaysia statement said: "The terminating stations of the (rapid transit system) link will be in the vicinity of JB Sentral, Johor Baru and in the vicinity of Republic Polytechnic, Singapore.
"It is targeted that the RTS link will be operational by 2018. The RTS link will have a co-located (Customs, Immigration and Quarantine) facility in Singapore and another co-located CIQ facility in Johor Baru so that commuters need to clear immigration only once for each way of travel."
Firefly has eyes for more destinations in Indonesia
23 May 2011, By The Star
Community airline FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd is planning to fly to more destinations in Indonesia from its main hub at the KL International Airport, Kota Kinabalu and Johor Baru.
Managing director Datuk Eddy Leong said plans were already in the pipeline to introduce services to Balikpapan in Kalimantan, Medan, Padang and Palembang in Sumatra.
“Indonesia offers good prospects for air travel and is a big market for business and tourists and we want to tap the growing demand for low-cost airlines,'' he told StarBiz.
Leong said the airline would probably fly to these destinations under its second phase of expansion when more Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-400 aircraft are added to its fleet.
Firefly To Use JB Hub To Fly Regional Routes
23 May 2011, By Bernama
Firefly will start flying to regional destinations this year from its southern hub in Johor Bahru (JB), commencing with the flights to two Indonesian cities.
Its managing director, Datuk Eddy Leong, said Firefly would commence operations to Surabaya and Bandung from August and to Bangkok in the fourth quarter of this year.
"These routes are already on sale and the load factor looks promising," he said in a statement in conjunction with the launch of its inaugural flight from JB to Kuching.
Firefly's FY816 took off at 7.30am from Senai International Airport with a load of 70 per cent and touched down at Kuching International Airport at 8.55am while its load factor on its return flight was 75 per cent.
Senai airport to go international again
11 May 2011, By The Edge
International flights are to resume from the Senai airport here after a lapse of almost a year.
Low-cost carrier Firefly Sdn Bhd has confirmed that it will introduce its maiden flight to the Indonesian cities of Surabaya and Bandung on Aug 12 and Aug 16 respectively.
It will also fly to Bangkok at the end of the year.
The Senai airport used to be the southern hub of budget airline Air Asia’s international operations, with flights to Macau, Bangkok and Jakarta until it halted the services in the middle of last year.
Sriwijaya, the Indonesia-based airline, also operated a flight to Surabaya from Senai but stopped doing so last August.
Kempas berpotensi jadi stesen utama RTS
03 May 2011, By Berita Harian
KEMPAS berpotensi besar menjadi stesen utama projek Sistem Transit Pantas (RTS) Johor susulan ketersediaan kawasan tanah seluas 80 hektar untuk dibangunkan, kata Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman.
Katanya, RTS yang akan dimulakan atau berakhir di Johor Bahru akan dihubungkan dengan stesen utama sama ada di JB Sentral atau Kempas.
Bagaimana pun, peluang agak tipis bagi JB Sentral kerana ia ketiadaan ruang bagi tujuan itu, , katanya kepada taklimat media mengenai kemajuan Iskandar Malaysia di Johor Bahru semalam.
Majlis itu dianjurkan Danga Bay Sdn Bhd, syarikat yang diberikan kontrak penswastaan kerajaan negeri Johor pada awal 2000 bagi membangunkan kawasan pesisiran seluas 720 hektar di se-panjang Pantai Lido di Johor.
