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INFORMAL BRIEFING ON ISKANDAR DEVELOPMENT REGION

The Minister for National Development, Mr Mah Bow Tan, and a delegation from Singapore visited Johor Bahru (JB) on 11 December 2006 to attend an informal briefing on the recently announced Iskandar Development Region (IDR) by Malaysian officials. He was there at the invitation of Malaysia’s Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Datuk Seri Mohd Effendi Norwawi. Also present were Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman, Chief Minister of Johor and Dato’ Azman bin Hj. Mokhtar, Managing Director of Khazanah Nasional.

The Singapore delegation was updated on the key features of the proposed IDR, and the upcoming plans for its implementation.

Minister Mah Bow Tan said, “The Malaysian Ministers shared with us their vision for South Johor. It is an exciting one that could potentially attract new investments and present opportunities for mutual benefits. Today’s briefing was only an informal one. We look forward to hearing more details to better understand the plans.”

Minister Mah was accompanied by Minister of State for Trade & Industry Mr S Iswaran, Minister of State for National Development Ms Grace Fu, as well as officials from the Ministry of National Development, Ministry of Trade and Industry, IE Singapore and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

Issued by: Ministry of National Development
Date: 11 December 2006

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Last updated on 11 December 2006