S'pore PM down with Covid, JS-SEZ signing delayed until Jan, says Anwar

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the postponement of the signing of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) agreement, initially scheduled for Dec 9, to January 2025.  Anwar, who also serves as the Finance Minister, said the delay was due to Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong testing positive for Covid-19.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4nr783b2   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00On December 9th, the government will sign an agreement with the Singapore government regarding JSEC.

00:08But last night, the Prime Minister of Singapore, as far as I know, was infected with COVID-19.

00:15Therefore, this agreement must be postponed to January.

00:22This is the last piece of information, because he doesn't want the infection to reach me and Aziza.

00:33But this step is very meaningful in the context of ASEAN, in the context of good relations between us and Singapore.

00:41It will lead to cooperation in trade and investment, which we believe will stimulate the economy and development for the state of Johor.

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