Traveling from Singapore and Malaysia may get a lot easier.

According to the The Star, engineers are currently exploring the possibility of building an undersea tunnel to link Malaysia's Johor Baru and Singapore.

Iskandar Regional Development Authority chief executive officer Ismail Ibrahim said the tunnel was likely to be about one kilometer long, slightly shorter than the current Woodlands Causeway.

“By going underwater ... there will be less disruption to movement between Johor Baru and Singapore,” said Ibrahim.

The Danga Bay waterfront will face Singapore and developers hope to encourage large multinationals to relocate there, along with home-buyers and visitors. The whole development was given a value of RM80 billion (£17 billion) as part of the Iskandar Malaysia project.
It will involve reclaiming land and building on swamps along a 25km stretch of coastline. While the ambitious project was announced five years ago nothing has happened due to uncoordinated efforts from the various land owners, which included several state and government-run firms.

JOHOR BAHARU: An estimated RM450 million has been invested so far into the making of Bio X Cell, a 64-hectare site in Nusajaya, Iskandar Malaysia, which will offer the best for the bio-technology industry.
By the time operations begin in early 2013, Bio X Cell will have an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM1.5 billion, with 14 companies set to do manufacturing work there.

JOHOR BARU: Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar was recently briefed on the implementation of various safety and security efforts being undertaken in Iskandar Malaysia by Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda).