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JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Johor can expect a further boost to its economy by the next five years with the completion of the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link which will take commuters only five minutes to reach the island Republic, said Johor's ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar. Sultan Ibrahim said he had been informed that the RTS Link was expected to carry up to 300,000 passengers a day. "It will dramatically put Johor as a strategic link to Singapore on another level. Travelling between Johor and Singapore will become much easier and faster. I am looking forw...

It will have natural lighting and self-cleaning glass, which will reduce maintenance costs. The winning design for the station was unveiled in Malaysia yesterday, with architect Chin Yee Chong from Johor-based firm SM Architects bagging RM250,000 (S$82,330) in prize money in the Facade Design Ideas Competition. Mr Chin's design - titled Integration Of Two - signifies Johor and Singapore's relationship and history, said Malaysia's Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp) chief executive Mohd Zarif Hashim. "It is very modern and futuristic. It will be... an iconic landmark in Johor once it's c...