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Causeway Reopening Cause For Jubilation

Walter Theseira, Associate Professor of Economics, Singapore University of Social Sciences

04-Apr-22 07:30

Causeway Reopening Cause For Jubilation

On Friday, April 1st the land border between Malaysia and Singapore was fully reopened for the first time after two years of pandemic restrictions. We discuss the impact of the prolonged border closure and how soon traffic could return to pre-pandemic levels with economist Walter Theseira of the Singapore University of Social Sciences. Image credit: Roninjin/Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Tan Chen Li


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Categories:  SMEbusiness analysistrends and forecastsmarketssocial issuespeople and placestravelfamilyeducation

Tags:  pandemic restrictionsMalaysian border reopeningmalaysia-singapore relationsjohor-singapore causewaycovid-19covid-19 pandemicborder closuresborder reopeningreunion





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