Economists said that accessibility between Pengerang and Singapore as well as the rest of southern Johor must first be improved for the area to fulfil its investment potential.
The extra migrant worker crowd at KLIA was due to employers rushing to bring them in before the deadline on Friday, 31 May, but not all workers have confirmed jobs.
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