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10:55am: Ambulance officers are on way to Causeway Lake on the Capricorn Coast.
Reports indicate a 14-year old boy has fallen and suffered injuries to his back and shoulder.
He is on the ocean side of the highway.
More to come.
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Malaysian cargo drivers may use vaccination card, TraceTogether token or app to skip Causeway COVID-19 test
View of the Woodlands Causeway between Singapore and Malaysia on Jan 22, 2021. (Photo: Try Sutrisno Foo)
16 Apr 2021 07:20PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: Malaysian cargo drivers who have been vaccinated in Singapore may use vaccination cards issued to them, along with the TraceTogether (TT) token or app, as verification for their vaccination status at the Causeway.
These will allow them to skip on-arrival testing, said Singapore s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Friday (Apr 16).
A $300,000 feasibility study into the dredging of Causeway Lake has commenced.
Livingstone Shire Council has engaged engineering consultant Bligh Tanner to assist council with the study which is expected to be completed by October 2021.
Mayor Andy Ireland said the study’s objectives were to determine the feasibility of dredging the Causeway Lake in a way that considered life-cycle cost-effectiveness, environmental factors, sustainability and mitigated risks.
“This evaluation is the next step for council to determine the feasibility of dredging the Causeway Lake and inform any future applications for funding,” Cr Ireland said.
No construction works are involved as part of the study and it is only a preliminary planning assessment.
JOHOR BARU: For Malaysians who work across the Causeway, the news that more vaccines are on the way is good news indeed.
They feel that reopening the border after almost one year would be a step in the right direction to revive Johor’s economy.
Johor MCA Covid-19 pandemic task force chief Michael Tay described the state government’s plan to get an additional 50,000 to 100,000 vaccine doses for Malaysian workers as “the best news” so far.
“This is a ray of hope for the thousands of workers who have been affected by the border closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ” he said.