100 Years of Johor Causeway - A Vital Link between Malaysia and Singapore

Johor Causeway is a causeway that connect Johor Bahru, the capital city of the state of Johor in Malaysia with Woodlands in northern Singapore.

Completed in 1923, Johor Causeway was the only land connection between Johor and Singapore until 1998 when Second Link bridge was opened.

What makes Johor Causeway so crucial in the development, economy, social, and family connections between Malaysia and Singapore?


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Hutchinson, F. E., Lin, S., & Bunnell, T. (2023). The Johor–Singapore Causeway: Celebrating and conceptualising its centenary. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 54(3), 355-366.

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From Sea to Road: Building the Causeway.
https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-16/...

Johore Causeway. Opening to Passenger Traffic On Monday. (1923, October 5). The Straits Budget. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspap...

JOHORE STRAITS CAUSEWAY. (1919, December 20). Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspap...

Second causeway in the pipeline, says Samy Vellu. (1988, June 8). The Straits Times. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspap...

SINGAPORE-JOHORE RAILWAY. (1903, April 11). The Straits Times. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspap...

Talks with S'pore to replace Causeway. (1997, August 2). The Straits Times. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspap...

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History of the Johor Sultanate.
https://kemahkotaan.johor.gov.my/peng...



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