Evangelista’s Wealth Under Fire, Singaporeans Flock to Johor: 7 Asia Highlights

Evangelista’s wealth under fire, Singaporeans flock to Johor: 7 Asia highlights

From Diwali’s dented gold demand to Asia’s youngest nation poised to join Asean, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Just $70– Why Johor Becomes Singaporeans’ Favourite Day Trip

Every month, Rachel Tan, a 53-year-old Singaporean tutor, boards a bus across the 1-km (0.6 mile) causeway for a day trip to Malaysia’s southern state Johor, where she stocks up on groceries and treats herself to lunch and a film. Thanks to recent streamlined immigration procedures, she doesn’t need to flash her passport but a QR code to pass the checkpoint before catching a complimentary shuttle bus that whisks her to R&F Mall.   Thanks to stro…