PONTIAN: The two land border crossings with Singapore should be reopened as soon as possible as the state government says it is not capable of finding employment for 100,000 Malaysians who may lose their jobs due to the prolonged closure.
Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said the current unemployment rate in the state was already at a record high of 18% with 35,000 people jobless.
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