{"id":25223,"date":"2016-07-15T17:19:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T09:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=25223"},"modified":"2018-08-24T00:06:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T16:06:45","slug":"causeway-price-wars-singapore-to-match-malaysia-toll-for-toll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/causeway-price-wars-singapore-to-match-malaysia-toll-for-toll","title":{"rendered":"Causeway Price Wars: Singapore To Match Malaysia Toll-For-Toll!"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Causeway madness between Malaysia and Singapore continues.<\/p>\n
Early this week, Singapore\u2019s transport ministry has declared that it would continue to match any increase in toll rates imposed in Malaysia.<\/p>\n
This came in response to Malaysia\u2019s plan to impose a charge of RM20 on each foreign vehicle entering Johor from Singapore.<\/p>\n
Quoting Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, a Channel News Asia (CNA)<\/em> report said that the long-standing policy is to ensure that Malaysia takes into consideration Singapore’s response whenever it plans to raise toll.<\/p>\n Khaw explained that Singapore has consistently advocated open and liberal transport links and connectivity with Malaysia.<\/p>\n For example, the toll at the Causeway and Second Link were introduced in 1998 only in response to Malaysia’s decision to levy toll at both crossings, he said.<\/p>\n “The same principle will apply in our response to Malaysia’s impending road charge. If it discriminates against Singapore-registered vehicles, then we will match it in some form,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will confirm whether and how we will respond, after Malaysia has implemented their road charge and the details become available,\u201d said Khaw.<\/p>\n Malaysia is currently conducting a trial run of the Vehicle Entry Permit System (VEP) from June 1 until July 16. The RM20 charge will apply from July 16.<\/p>\n [<\/em>Source 1<\/em><\/a>]<\/em> [<\/em>Source 2<\/em><\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A toll for a toll \u2013 the Johor-Singapore Causeway price war continues!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":25224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-updates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nImage source: todayonline.com<\/h6>\n