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From old bungalows to chic cafes: How the RTS is reshaping JB neighbourhoods

Annie Low runs Shuu Patisserie, a European cottage-inspired bakery located in Taman Abad in Johor Bahru.

Market Insights

Singdollar strengthens; yen recovers: Markets this week

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York was also reported to have sold euros for Japanese yen on behalf of the US Treasury.

The Usual Place Podcast

Should the S’pore Government control rents to save local shops after RTS Link to JB opens?

Ahead of RTS Link, S’pore industry groups pitch ways to boost spend, ease retail and F&B pressures

To support business owners through the period when the RTS Link opens, the study recommends greater flexibility in foreign manpower policies.

RTS Link to spur S’poreans to spend $1 billion more in JB a year: Study

The Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link station and Johor Bahru Town on July 13.

Upcoming Woodlands Gateway to have major transport hub with retail, park and office spaces

The area (background) where the multi-modal transport hub will be built by JTC at Woodlands Gateway, pictured on July 7, 2026. In the foreground ground is where the Woodlands North RTS Station is currently undergoing construction.

How Johor’s political stand-off could leave RTS Link passengers stranded

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke (front row, centre, right) and Johor caretaker menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi (front row, centre, left) at the launch of Johor’s first commuter shuttle train service on June 16.

What JB can learn from Penang and Kuching before the RTS arrives

Construction of the Hikmah Exhance Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) station in Kuching. Sarawak is betting heavily on ART to solve its traffic woes.

RTS set to start in 2027, but JB residents are bracing themselves for ‘years’ of congestion

The rail link between JB and Singapore is expected to carry up to 10,000 passengers an hour during peak periods.

Malaysia, Singapore fine-tuning RTS Link co-located facility SOPs, says Saifuddin

The 4km shuttle service connecting Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru to Woodlands in Singapore is scheduled to begin operations on Jan 1, 2027.

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