THE Johor Indian Business Association has outlined several
key points for the urgent attention of the state government,
in a bid to turn Johor Baru into a commercial and financial hub.
Among other proposals, the association is calling on the state
government to approve the construction of more apartments
and condominiums in the city centre as this would be effective
in drawing out-of-state people to support local business.Association
president P. Sivakumar said there had been a major disruption in
business following the opening of the new Customs, Immigration
and Quarantine complex at the Sultan Iskandar Building."This further
affects the already declining business in the city.
"There is a serious dislocation of business as a result of a shift in traffic
flow in the city centre. At least 50,000 commuters have bypassed the
city centre because of the new CIQ complex. The state government
should do something about this," he said in his New Year message.
Sivakumar said there was also the need to speed up the revival of
abandoned projects, as some of these projects had been abandoned
for more than a decade and were an eyesore. "The state government
needs to waive some of the local council requirements and approvals
so as to expedite the revival." On the Indian community,RM40 billion
had been pledged for Iskandar Malaysia but there had been no assurance
of a blueprint on how the community could contribute towards the
development of the growth region."We do not want to be left out of Iskandar Malaysia," He also pointed out the need for the government to adhere to
the basic principles of competency, accountability and transparency in all development undertakings and project tenders under Iskandar Malaysia.
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