SINGAPORE (Dec 5): It was an opportune time for Gerard Soosay, the chief executive officer of Sunway Iskandar, to face local investors, with the Malaysian and Singapore prime ministers’ anticipated retreat next Monday and businesses and people of the two nations looking forward to concrete announcements on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. This time, however, it feels different.

Sunway City Iskandar Puteri (SCIP) is Sunway Group’s third Sunway City after Sunway City Kuala Lumpur and Sunway City Ipoh. It is different from other developments, because Sunway has educational and healthcare facilities within the township, along with other amenities for its residents. SCIP has its own Sunway International School, and is within easy reach of EduCity Iskandar, which has campuses by the University of Reading and Newcastle University. Sunway Healthcare Group plans a tertiary hospital in SCIP.

“The Johor-Singapore relationship is on the cusp of a golden age, with developments such as the RTS and a special economic zone coming into play within the next two years,” said Soosay, referring to the Johor-Singapore Rapid Transit System. He believes the RTS and its connectivity to a planned autonomous transit system will be a game changer...(click here for the full story on theedgesingapore.com).