Malaysian bus drivers stage "strike" at Johor Checkpoint

Malaysian bus drivers stage strike at Johor checkpoint

Malaysian bus drivers stage "strike" at Johor Checkpoint

SINGAPORE: Malaysian buses ferrying factory workers into Singapore staged a strike early Friday morning (Aug 1) at the Johor checkpoint to protest new toll charges imposed by the Malaysian government. The Malaysian authorities confirmed to Channel NewsAsia reporter Sumisha Naidu later in the morning that the strike had ended. Chinese daily Sinchew in Malaysia reported that the traffic situation had returned to normal by 8am, after the local authorities promised to look into the revised toll charges. MediaCorp's hotline received at least five calls about the incident. One of the callers, Mr Tan, said he saw many Malaysia-registered buses ferrying factory workers stopping their vehicles at the Johor checkpoint and refusing to continue their journey into Singapore. Mr Tan said the strike by the bus drivers caused heavy traffic congestion at the Johor checkpoint. He said facto...

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@eyekneekawai » 03 Aug '14, 4am
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@gfresq » 01 Aug '14, 7am
Share with us your thought about the new toll rate to Singapore. [link]
@iamfathamburger » 01 Aug '14, 6am
Malaysian bus drivers stage strike at Johor checkpoint. CNA Connect: really baffled at bizarre toll hikes [link]
@pacificinsure » 01 Aug '14, 5am
#Strikes and #toll hikes! #Malaysia-registered buses are refusing to continue their journey into #Singapore [link]
@tlwx » 01 Aug '14, 4am
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@translatorbali » 01 Aug '14, 3am
#Causeway busdriver strike: Buses into Johor Bahru hv resumed normal operations, says @LTAsg [link] [link]
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RT @ZOELLEEEE: WTF????? [link]
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@ChannelNewsAsia » 01 Aug '14, 2am
JB bus driver strike: Buses into Johor Bahru have resumed normal operations, says @LTAsg [link] [link]
@ChannelNewsAsia » 01 Aug '14, 2am
JB strike: Toll hikes on M'sian side due to kick in today; some vehicle classes saw toll increases of more than 400% [link]
» 01 Aug '14, 2am
Malaysian bus drivers stage strike at Johor checkpoint - [link] Sent from Channel NewsAsia Android app.
@ChannelNewsAsia » 01 Aug '14, 2am
STRIKE OVER: Traffic situation at the Causeway as of 9.55am. (Source: One Motoring website) [link] [link]
@jerichopueblo24 » 01 Aug '14, 1am
RT @primetimeasia: Malaysian bus drivers stage strike at Johor checkpoint [link]
@ChannelNewsAsia » 01 Aug '14, 1am
JB strike over: Bus services from Singapore to Malaysia have resumed, some partially @LTAsg [link] [link]
@karthiksing » 01 Aug '14, 1am
Malaysian bus drivers stage strike at Johor checkpoint -- CNA BB10 app [link]
@ChannelNewsAsia » 01 Aug '14, 1am
The Johor bus driver strike has ended, Malaysian authorities confirm @sumishanaidu [link] [link]
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@ChannelNewsAsia » 01 Aug '14, 1am
Authorities confirm there were no public order incidents in S'pore following bus driver strike [link] [link]
@ChannelNewsAsia » 01 Aug '14, 1am
Malaysian checkpoint strike: Bus service 950 resumes full services into JB, says @LTAsg [link] [link]
@xinnhuii » 01 Aug '14, 1am
Not TGIF for many Msians travelling into SG today. Msian buses stage strike over new toll charges imposed by Msia: [link]
@ChannelNewsAsia » 01 Aug '14, 1am
MT @sumishanaidu: M'sian Works Minister: Strike inconveniences others, puts drivers at risk of legal action [link]
@ChannelNewsAsia » 01 Aug '14, 1am
MT @sumishanaidu: M'sian Works Minister Fadillah Yusof says he hopes buses don't resort to blocking toll booths [link]
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RT @ChannelNewsAsia: Malaysian checkpoint strike: Bus service 170 resumes "partial service" into JB, says @LTAsg [link] htt…
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RT @4singaporemp: Latest in Singapore Malaysian bus drivers stage strike at Johor Checkpoint [link]
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Even our Bolehland brothers and sisters also cannot resist our SG way of life! Breaking news: [link] [link]
@paulzuke » 01 Aug '14, 12am
Malaysian bus drivers stage strike at Johor Checkpoint: Malaysian buses ferrying factory work... [link] #channelnewsasia
@SumishaCNA » 01 Aug '14, 12am
@PetraJayaMP Datuk, Malaysian bus drivers are on strike at the CIQ.Any comment? [link]
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Malaysian bus drivers stage "strike" at Johor Checkpoint. CNA Connect: [link]
@kinlian » 31 Jul '14, 11pm
The large increase in vehicle entry fees and tolls imposed by both Singapore and Malaysia is causing big problems... [link]
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[CNA] Malaysian bus drivers stage "strike" at Johor Checkpoint: Malaysian buses ferrying factory workers and s... [link]
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