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Ongoing engagement on Johor reclamation plans

Singapore has been engaging Malaysia on reclamation plans in Johor, which has sparked concerns on the transboundary and environmental impact.

The city-state was not given prior information on two reclamation projects that are in close proximity to Singapore, said Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Masagos Zulkifli in Parliament yesterday.

The first project is by Country Garden Holdings and Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor in the western Straits of Johor, also known as Forest City; and the second is by Guangzhou R&F Properties Company, also known as R&F Princess Cove, located near Johor's old Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex by the Causeway.

After registering concerns about these projects with Malaysia and requesting for all relevant information on all their reclamation and construction works, Malaysia responded on 30 June with some preliminary general information on the proposed reclamation projects for Forest City and R&F Princess Cove.

Malaysia said there are no reclamation works on these projects currently, and that it will fulfil its obligations under international law and avoid any adverse transboundary impact.

"We welcome Malaysia's cooperation on this matter and look forward to receiving the rest of the information we requested as soon as possible. We are also seeking further clarifications on some of the information that Malaysia provided," Mr Masagos said.

In the meantime, the government will study the information provided and conduct the necessary studies to ascertain how the projects will impact Singapore.

He added that boundary lines between any countries are fixed, including between Singapore and Malaysia: "Whatever reclamation each country does, does not change the boundary lines between the two countries."

In a supplementary question, Member of Parliament (MP) Lee Bee Wah asked if it is possible to urge Singaporeans not to buy any projects at Forest City.

Mr Masagos replied, "I think you have to separate the issues around legalities between what we have to settle and the commercial exposure that residents have to make on their own, bearing in mind what will they bear in the future or not. I think that is not the government's mandate to tell them. People must be open-minded, people must know what they are getting into and understand the situation as it develops."

Muneerah Bee, Senior Journalist at PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact her about this or other stories email muneerah@propertyguru.com.sg

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