The Malaysian Insider, 11 Apr 2009
PATTAYA, April 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Malaysia and Singapore would look into one or two iconic projects within the Iskandar Malaysia region in Johor to symbolise cooperation between the two nations.
Najib said the matter was broached when he had lunch with his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong today.
Iskandar Malaysia, with a land size of 2,217sq km, three times the size of Singapore, has been targeted to be developed into a vibrant metropolis in southern Peninsular Malaysia with various economic pillars — health, education and financial services, creative industries, electrical and electronics, petrochemicals and oleochemicals, food and agro-processing, logistics and related services, and tourism.
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