Coming to 2 years since the new Johor Bahru CIQ has opened, our inquisitive team at Limsimi wanders about Jalan Wong Ah Fook to recapture some of the current images and compare it against the past.
Here’s to a nostalgic past!
BEFORE: Long queues of Taxis and Cigarette Sellers just outside the old CIQ
AFTER: Deserted, this stretch of road is almost void of activities
BEFORE - Lively crowd at the Underpass just outside the old CIQ
AFTER - Sealed! You can no longer use the underpass.
In addition to that, small businesses within the direct vicinity of the Johor Bahru CIQ were affected Read on…
August 8th, 2010
“I brought 100 dollars to Johor Bahru, spent on food, drinks, petrol and shopping and at the end of the day, still brought 100 dollars back to Singapore”
The common metaphor above is probably true, if you consider the latter 100 dollars as 100 ringgit instead. With the current exchange rate of 1 Sing $ = 2.32 Malaysian Ringgit, Singaporeans can well afford to spend in Johor Bahru, and still keep the change.
First thing first – converting your Singapore Dollars into Malaysian Ringgit.
To one whom had roamed Johor Bahru well enough, the common observation is that almost ALL the money changers (or Tukar Wang) in display the same exchange rate, in either white or yellow background with red fonts. This seem to make the process of converting your Singaporean dollars (containing the face of former president Yusof Bin Ishak) into Malaysian Ringgit (containing the face of Malaysia’s first Prime Minister, Tuanku Abdul Rahman) easy, since you do not really have to hunt for the money changer with the best rates.
Money Changer in Johor Bahru
In the rest of our post below, we adopt a Q&A approach to address some of the most common queries regarding Money Changers in Johor Bahru.
Q: Is the rates at Johor Bahru better than Woodlands/Singapore?
A: General consensus is that the rates in Johor Bahru are Read on…
July 31st, 2010
If you are a frequent visitor to Johor Bahru and the pages in your Singapore passport is running out, don’t fret. If you are fed up of filling white cards every time your visit Johor Bahru, do not be frustrated.
In line with supporting the economic development of Iskandar Malaysia, Malaysia Automated Clearance System (MACS) was developed to fast-track immigration clearance, as long as your are eligible.
What this means is simply:
YOU DO NOT NEED TO FILL UP WHITE CARD FOR EVERY JOHOR BAHRU VISIT ANYMORE.
If you are traveling by bus to Johor Bahru, you simply join the queue with all Malaysians at the auto-gate clearance (fast!). If you are driving, even the custom officer at the booth will smile at your as he does not need to even stamp your passport. He simply scans your entry into the system.
MACS Application Form
Eligibility
1. You must be a Singapore Citizen in possession of Read on…
July 25th, 2010
