of cancellation of bridge to singapore - dr mahatir reveals why

Cancellation of bridge to Singapore: Dr Mahatir Mohamad reveals the truth behind the cancellation of the bridge linking Malaysia and Singapore.



Dr Mahatir Mohamad said,

(VERSI BAHASA MALAYSIA DI AKHIR ARTIKEL INI) I have been asked to please expose all that I know about the misuse of the Rakyat’s money. In response to the above request I would like to identify initially four of the instances where the Government of Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has misused public money.

On the topic of the Bridge between Malaysia and Singapore, Che Det wrote

To cut a long story short work on the curved bridge was stopped so that Dato Seri Abdullah’s Government could offer to sell 1 billion cubic metres of sand, and overflight rights for Singapore military aircraft over Johor Baru if Singapore agreed to a straight bridge. Someone stood to make a lot of money selling 50 million cubic metres of sand per year for 20 years to Singapore for land reclamation. This was a very attractive offer as the reclaimed land can sell for 3,000-5,000 Singapore dollars (about RM6,000-RM10,000) per square metre. The Singapore Government stood to make an enormous amount of money selling this land. They therefore agreed to the straight bridge.

He goes on to talk about the postponement of the double-tracking and electrification of the railway line from Johor Baru to Padang Besar, the sale of M.V. Agusta for one Euro, Wang Ehsan which has been expended on Terengganu which the new Menteri Besar claims is not Wang Ehsan but Federal Fund.