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Singaporeans visiting or relocating to Johor could increase in coming years when a rail link between Singapore and Johor Bahru is completed.
The planned Johor-Singapore special economic zone (JS-SEZ) could create as many as 100,000 new jobs in the state and beef up the Malaysian economy by around $26 billion per year for the next six years .
The two countries are now looking to seal the deal in December when leaders from both countries will meet.
Singapore retail sales could fall by 3% to 4% once the RTS is completed.
Singapore businesses thinking of moving to Johor must also consider risks stemming from Malaysia 's inefficient bureaucracy.
Johor residents fear a surge in visitors and migrants from Singapore will stoke inflation as well as change the living environment.
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