KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The study on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) action plan, which focuses on investment development in the area, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026).
Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib said the government is targeting 50 high-impact projects in the JS-SEZ within the next five years and 100 projects over the next 10 years, while creating at least 20,000 high-skilled job opportunities over the next decade.
“To that end, the government is conducting the JS-SEZ action plan study to focus on investment development and related data in the area,” she said during the question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Hanifah was responding to Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah's supplementary query on the government’s approach and strategies to ensure that local entrepreneurs would benefit from the economic and investment opportunities in JS-SEZ.
In response to his original question about approved investments in the JS-SEZ, she said that, according to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority's (Mida) data, the total approved investments for the first half of 2025 amounted to RM37.1 billion.
Of that figure, RM24 billion was invested in the services sector, such as information and communications technology, while RM13 billion was invested in the manufacturing sector, including petroleum and petrochemical products.
“The top three investing countries in the JS-SEZ are Singapore (RM28.5 billion), Italy (RM2.9 billion), and China (RM700 million).
“As of September 30, the Invest Malaysia Facilitation Centre Johor (IMFC-J) has facilitated 808 enquiries from foreign and domestic investors, including 11 potential projects or investments worth RM1.3 billion through collaboration with the Economic Development Board (EDB) and Enterprise Singapore,” Hanifah said.
