Originally posted by chikopek:No.
johor's state government wants the government to continue building the bridge to replace the causeway [b]without singapore's permission.
do you think that johor's government is hostile to singapore?[/b]
Originally posted by chikopek:if they dun build on singapore land/sea we no right to say also mah
johor's state government wants the government to continue building the bridge to replace the causeway [b]without singapore's permission.
do you think that johor's government is hostile to singapore?[/b]
Originally posted by chikopek:No. We are the one who is wasting people's time cos' after we agree with them on the bridge matters but until now our government did not mention anything about the bridge nor give any deadline as to when the matter will resolved so the johor gov have the right to TL us.
johor's state government wants the government to continue building the bridge to replace the causeway [b]without singapore's permission.
do you think that johor's government is hostile to singapore?[/b]
Am i missing something here? Is the bridge building a response to river pollution?Originally posted by sbst275:Em... The pollution is caused by the river pollution from their side.. Making a bridge is useless when they are doing nothing to curb river pollution... Just pushing the prob
You read the recent papers... They was talking abt the pollution, saying the Causeway makes the water pollutedOriginally posted by lwflee:Am i missing something here? Is the bridge building a response to river pollution?
Anyway, the new bridge is part of a misguided effort to combat river pollution, it is still their side of the bridge. Construction has gone on and perhaps Singapore should coop with them rather than trying to score petty points.
Nah - I did not because i am not in Singapore and frankly, i try to avoid reading SPH publications where possible.Originally posted by sbst275:You read the recent papers... They was talking abt the pollution, saying the Causeway makes the water polluted
(Source:New Straits Times )
Johor: We can't wait forever for Singapore to act
Ravi Nambiar
JOHOR BARU, Tues.
Johor has made a strong pitch to the Federal Government to go ahead and build the "crooked bridge" to replace the Causeway.
Pos Malaysia State officials said that any further delay in the construction of the project would seriously retard growth in Johor Baru.
This was the message they gave Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi during a briefing yesterday.
They said as the proposed bridge was an integral part of the re-development of the city centre, it was crucial that a decision on the project be made soon.
"Everything hinges on whether the bridge will materialise or not," said a senior state official who attended the briefing. "We cannot wait forever for Singapore to join hands to build a straight bridge."
He said Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman and state economic advisor Datuk Ayub Mion had both impressed on the Prime Minister the need to build the bridge soon.
In their presentations, they showed artistsÂ’ impressions of the curved half-bridge which could be built on the Malaysian side of the border.
The elevated bridge would join the existing Causeway on the Singapore side of the Johor Strait.
Johor has maintained that for ecological reasons, the Causeway must make way for a new bridge. A new span bridge would also complement efforts to turn the cityÂ’s waterfront into a world-class tourism hub.
At yesterdayÂ’s briefing, the State also pointed out that the height of the bridge should be raised from the present 18m to 35m to enable the passage of international cruise ships.
Singapore has not indicated if it is in favour of a straight bridge to replace the whole Causeway, despite two rounds of talks between Abdullah and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
This uncertainty is of concern to Johor state officials, who feel the Federal Government should go ahead and build a half-bridge.
Goggle here uses int'l press version...Originally posted by lwflee:(Source:New Straits Times )
Hmm... It is Johor State Govt, KL Ctrl Govt not worried abt the bridgeOriginally posted by dibilo:do u guys think that its purely for environmental sake? I think there are other reasons, most likely political/military ones that make them push so hard for the bridge.
JB does not have a sewerage treatment system, all waste water goes straight into the sea. The bridge does not help in any way in controlling pollution, except to bring the dirty water from the west to the east.Originally posted by dibilo:do u guys think that its purely for environmental sake? I think there are other reasons, most likely political/military ones that make them push so hard for the bridge.