S'pore, M'sia leaders to meet again in 3 months to
finalise decision on land swap
By S Ramesh | Posted: 22 June
2010 1738 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Prime Ministers of Singapore and Malaysia
are to meet again in three months time after Hari Raya to finalise
a decision on a land swap.
This was announced at a news conference by Prime Minister Lee Hsien
Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak on Tuesday.
Mr Lee is in Kuala Lumpur on a one-day working visit to follow up
on discussions the two leaders had at their retreat in Singapore
last month.
It was announced at the retreat in May that three land parcels in
Tanjong Pagar, Kranji and Woodlands and three additional pieces of
land in Bukit Timah could be swapped on the basis of equivalent
value for pieces of land in Marina South and in the Ophir-Rochor
area.
This follows the announcement that the KTM railway station at
Tanjong Pagar will move to the Woodlands Train checkpoint by 1 July
2011.
The leaders also announced that both countries will reduce toll
charges on the second link by 30 per cent from August 1. -
CNA/vm