Rising cost of living sending Johoreans back to Singapore


Hussein: The higher salaries Johoreans can earn in Singapore is still a strong pull factor.

THE majority of locals who returned to Johor when the border with Singapore was closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, have gone back to the island republic.

Johor business groups say the locals decided to seek employment in Singapore again for various reasons, including the rising cost of living in Malaysia.

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