Johor businesses suffering from drop in Singapore visitors: report

JOHOR BARU - Johor's food and beverage industry has been affected by a decline in tourist arrivals from Singapore due to ongoing tensions between the city state and Malaysia as well as delays at the immigration, news portal The Malaysian Insight reported on Tuesday.

Malaysia-Singapore Coffee Shop Proprietors' General Association president Ho Su Mong said its Johor-based members lamented that their operations have been affected due to the decline in Singaporean tourists.To make matters worse, many Singaporeans are put off by the long queues at Malaysia's immigration checkpoints.As a result, Johor businesses have decreased by as much as 30 per cent, Mr Ho told the news site.

Mr Ho was referring to the ongoing airspace and maritime border dispute between the two countries, as well as Putrajaya's call for Singapore to pay more for the raw water it buys from Johor.

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