Closer Singapore-Malaysia ties

Our ties with our northern neighbour must surely be improving, when Malaysia has finally agreed to move the station and the immigration checkpoint from Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands. This is significant, as the KTM has always been a deadlock issue and a bone to grind, most intensified during Mahathir's later years as Prime Minister of Malaysia. It's a good thing we are moving in the right direction with our bilateral ties with Malaysia. We share too much of our history and heritage to be at odds with each other.

I went on a film shoot at the train station two years ago and found it sad that a historical icon was terribly rundown and under-utilised. What it would be used for is still not known though there are chances it could be tear down to make way for commercial buildings. It will be a real pity for many Singaporeans, especially the older generation. This is the same train station which gives me one of my strongest childhood impression, where I saw my grandmother met her brother for the first time in 40 years, only to bid him goodbye for the last time in their lives as siblings. The historical value and nostalgia of this train station cannot be replicate elsewhere once it is being torn down.