Crooked Bridge over trouble water ,again?

last SG · 2009-06-09T13:03:46+00:00

Oh..the old causeway will remain ar??? wha lau,..u have to travel so far after JB to reach their immigration, so troublesome, turn here, turn there, me gal...

lionnoisy SG

Pl think very carefully before u write.

Right after Najib becomes PM,the MY official agency carry report

about the requests from JB business etc to rebuild the crooked bridge.

I think dunt MY shall waste time on this project lah.

The Malaysia AGC,not Singapore AGC,already advised the MY Cabinet

that under the 1961 Water Agreement etc,MY are not allowed to

disturb the Singapore water pipes on Malaysia soil.

Singapore,on the other hand,has warned that there is ''serious implication''

should MY go ahead with the crooked bridge project which will require

demolition or shifting of SG water pipe lines on MY soil.

When a diplomat says ''serious implication'',it will be damn serious.

So,we can say it will be very damn serious when it was said by

Foreign Minister of SG in Parliment.

I think the then outgoing PM paved the way for re--start of the project.

''Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi cancelled the so-called crooked bridge project between Johor and Singapore in 2006 because of the huge federal budget deficit then.''read below for link.

In fact, the legal implications of demolishing the water pipes lines

is the main reason.

1.Malaysia understand she shall not go aheah with the project

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/printable.php?id=208105

''Bernama.com
Malaysian National News Agency

Press Statement On Declassified Documents Pertaining To The Crooked Bridge
General
July 14, 2006 16:40 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Bernama) -- Following is the full statement from the Prime Minister's Department on the declassified documents pertaining to the crooked bridge:

PRESS STATEMENT ON DECLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE CROOKED BRIDGE''

''3. Comprehensive advice by the (lion note--Malaysia's)Attorney General's Chambers showed that Malaysia should not proceed to build a bridge unilaterally without complying with our legal obligations. In particular, Malaysia had obligations under the Johor-Singapore water agreements 1961 and 1962, the Wayleave Agreements and the Separation Agreement 1965.

The main obstacle was that the construction of the crooked bridge will involve the demolition of the Malaysian side of the Johor Causeway. The said demolition would directly affect the water pipeline located inside the Johor Causeway and water pipelines straddling the Johor Causeway in which the ownership thereof vests with the Public Utilities Board of Singapore. The Attorney General's Chambers also stated that under the 1961 and 1962 Johor-Singapore Water Agreements, "Malaysia is required to obtain approval of PUB in relation to the alteration of water pipelines as a result of the construction of a full straight bridge or a scenic half bridge."''

2.SG serious message

''We have explained to Malaysia the serious implications of a unilateral move by Malaysia to demolish its side of the causeway and replace it by a crooked bridge, however scenic.''

04/03/2006

In response to media queries on the above, the MFA Spokesman said:

lionnoisy SG

REMARKS BY MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS GEORGE YEO IN PARLIAMENT IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE-INDONESIA RELATIONS, 17 OCTOBER 2005 17/10/2005

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3.Recent reports of the bridge

April 14, 2009 17:10 PM

''Construction Of Crooked Bridge Meets People's Aspiration

JOHOR BAHARU, April 14 (Bernama) -- The revival of the crooked bridge project across the Johor Straits under the new leadership of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak meets the aspiration of the Johor people.

Johor Umno Youth information chief Khalid Mohamad said all the people of Johor, regardless of religious belief and race, wanted the government to review the decision made in 2006 to cancel the construction of the crooked bridge.

"The people of Johor are placing high hopes on the Prime Minister to review the decision to cancel the crooked bridge project across the Johor Straits.

"The effects from the construction of the crooked bridge will be most positive to the Johor economy. We urge the government to reconsider (the cancellation) as soon as possible," said Khalid who is also the Johor Baharu Umno Youth chief, at a media conference, here today.

He said although the country was facing the global economic slowdown, the construction of the crooked bridge would stimulate the local economy and bring it out of the recession.

"It (the construction of the bridge) is a long-term investment and no one can deny the positive effects arising from the construction of the bridge to the Johor economy and in creating various economic opportunities," he said.

On the possibility of Singapore protesting the revival of the project, he said both countries were capable of avoiding the issue from being made a collateral in resolving outstanding problems.

Yesterday, the public including associations and the Johor Chinese and Indian Chambers of Commerce expressed confidence that the cancellation of the crooked bridge project would be reviewed by Najib's administration.

-- BERNAMA''

http://wfol.tv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=273&Itemid=1

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/Frontpage/20090414173128/Article/index_html

''JOHOR BARU, Tues:

The revival of the crooked bridge project across the Johor Straits under the new leadership of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak meets the aspiration of the Johor people.............

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/21905-pak-lah-budget-deficit-killed-the-crooked-bridge

''PUTRAJAYA, April 1 – Outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi cancelled the so-called crooked bridge project between Johor and Singapore in 2006 because of the huge federal budget deficit then.

He told media editors yesterday that his Cabinet ministers were puzzled by former premier Mahathir Mohamad’s insistence on going ahead with the project.

Datuk Seri Abdullah was asked whether his ties with Tun Dr Mahathir would have been better if the Malaysian government had not scrapped the plans to build the bridge to replace the Johor Causeway.''

youyayu SG

before i read i thought is wayne bridge

HiAy3Captain SG

wayne bridge lol soccer player.

lionnoisy SG

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above--view from MY side

above--view from SG side

http://www.jeffooi.com/2006/04/

side view

http://www.gerbangperdana.com.my/portals/gp06//gallery/20060309/20060309_03.jpg

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lionnoisy SG

This is a summary of the croooked brdige-

http://www.jeffooi.com/2006/04/

Crooked bridge.

Tried in 2003.

Frozen in 2004/2005. (Putrajaya regime change in October 2003.)

Revived in January 2006. Renamed 'Scenic Bridge'.

Killed off in April 2006. People's sentiments over sand and airspace must be heeded -- three months after the 'all system go' signal by the present PM....''

lionnoisy SG

it will be helpful to understand how MY people look at this issue

sand and airspace

HiAy3Captain SG

london bridge is falling down falling down falling down?

seyKai SG

london bridge is falling down falling down falling down?

yo london bridge oredi fallen down

xtreyier SG

Sabre rattling to unite a nation to a failed political party. What else is new? That had always been how they behave as failures to their own society, who hopefully had grown up by now and not be deluded.

Best the political dogs dont go too far. We Singapore are a soveriegn state and not some little brother, never ever had been, for no big brother had ever kick his own little brother out in the hope he will starve to death.

lionnoisy SG

good sources of info

http://www.cscollege.gov.sg/cgl/pub_ethos_3h6.htm

original 1962 JOHORE RIVER WATER AGREEMENT

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/parliament/relations/pdf/vol2_c.pdf

u can read if MY can shift,demolish,remove etc SG water pipies in JB!!

Tigosing SG

IS TIME NOW FOR OUR RSAF .

THEIR MISTAKE OUR WAR.

TAKE DOWN JB.

lionnoisy SG

What are they doing with the crooked bridge project?

Workers are recently restarted adding Steel bars on the bridge

cloumns just next to JB CIQ!!

U can see on your left hand side when u near the JB new CIQ.

Does MY want to build their part of crooked bridge?

2.They have not touched the uncompleted bridge columns for long time.

Fantagf SG

Nothing but noise again from the noisy lion

lionnoisy SG

The steel bars are being added to the bridge columns (blocked by buildings)

on the right hand side of the photo(middle position).

this photo is taken from City Sq direction.

Singapore is on the right hand side of the photo.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=179984&page=4

Herzog_Zwei SG

what noisy lion? More like hissing pussy.

lionnoisy SG

These are the uncompleted bridge colums i am talking about.

Steel bars are being added.there is a crane(not in the image here)

next to the columns.

http://bohausiaw.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-ciq-johor-picture.html

Dead end road?

when the bridge can be completed nicely?

lionnoisy SG

stell bars have been recently added to columns like this.

Not this one.but on the left hand side out of this image.

http://bohausiaw.blogspot.com/search/label/CIQ

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colums on the opposite side have been worked on.

jojobeach SG

It's not about the soil or water pipelines lah !

BotaHead SG

It's not about the soil or water pipelines lah !

then what is it about, share share mah...