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1 | How the Singapore-Malaysia ‘Toll Wars’ Are Hurting Workers and Commuters | Miantraika Amin'ireo Mpiasa sy Mpivezivezy Ny “Adin'Haban-dalana” Eo Amin'i Singapore Sy i Malayzia |
2 | Singapore-Johor Causeway. | Fefiloha ao Singapore-Johor. |
3 | Photo from Wikipedia | Sary tao amin'ny Wikipedia |
4 | Thousands of workers, students, traders, and tourists use the Malaysia-Singapore Causeway, which connects Johor City in Malaysia and the town of Woodlands in Singapore. | Mampiasa ny fefiloha mampifandray an'i Malayzia-Singapore, izay mampitohy ny tanànan'i Johor ao Malayzia sy ny tanàndehiben'i Woodlands ao Singapore ireo mpiasa, mpianatra, mpivarotra ary mpizaha tany an'arivony. |
5 | This makes it a vital road and bridge network for the two countries. | Nanjary nahatonga azy ho zotran-dalana sy tetezana iankinan'ny ain-dehibe hoan'ny firenena roa tonta izany. |
6 | Toll fees are collected on both sides for the maintenance of the Causeway and to regulate the entry of vehicles. | Misy ny haban-dalana alain'ny roa tonta amin'ny fiampitàna izany lalana izany ho fikojakojana ny lalana sy handaminana ny fidiran'ireo fiara. |
7 | On Aug. 1, Singapore increased the vehicle entry permit (VEP) fee. | Nampiakatra ny saran'ny fahazoan-dalana miditra hoan'ny fiara (VEP) i Singapore tamin'ny 1 Aogositra. |
8 | Malaysia, on the other hand, reciprocated by raising the toll fee near the Causeway. | I Malayzia kosa tetsy andaniny, namaly tamin'ny fampiakarana ny saran'ny fiampitàna ao akaikin'ny fefiloha. |
9 | The cost of crossing the Causeway suddenly went up by almost 400 percent. | Nidangana tampoka manakaiky ny 400 isanjato teo ny saran'ny fiampitàna amin'ny fefiloha. |
10 | Singapore netizens quickly bemoaned the negative impact of the higher road fee on the domestic economy. | Nitaraina avy hatrany amin'ny fiantraikan'ny haban-dalana lafo dia lafo eo amin'ny toekarana natiny ireo mpiserasera tao Singapore. |
11 | Blogger “Better off Ted” warned that it will make trading between the two countries more costly: | Nampitandrina ilay bilaogera “Better off Ted”, fa hiteraka olana goavana eo amin'ny varotra eo amin'ireo firenena roa tonta izany. |
12 | These toll hikes are poorly thought out and will just hurt businesses and trade. | Tsy natao am-pisainana araka ny tokony ho izy itony fiakaran'ny haban-dalana itony ary hiteraka olana eo amin'ny fandraharahana sy ny varotra. |
13 | Your food, raw material imports are going to be more expensive as traders claim that they need to recover their costs. | Hisondrotra ny vidin-tsakafonao sy ny akora nohafarana satria hilaza ireo mpivarotra fa mila manonitra ny vola lanin'izy ireo (haba). |
14 | Jeff Cuellar blogged that the “price war” on the Causeway has already caused a lot of suffering: | Nilaza i Jeff Cuellar fa efa niteraka fangirifiriana maro ny “adin'ny saran-dalana” amin'ny fefiloha : |
15 | The causeway is more than just a bridge - it's a link between the two countries that accounts for plenty of commerce going both ways. | Tsy vitany hoe tetezana ihany ilay fefiloha- fa mampifandray ny firenena roa tonta izay iankinan'ireo varotra marobe mandalo amin'ireo arabe mandroso sy miverina ireo. |
16 | Both sides should have known that any toll/fee increase from one side would elicit a reactionary “I'll raise my toll too!” response from the other. | Tokony ho fantatry ny roa tonta fa ny fampakarana sara na haban-dalana ataon'ny andaniny dia mety hiteraka setriny avy amin'ny ankilany hoe “hampiakariko ihany koa ny haban-dalako!”. |
17 | Now, we're all caught in something of a “price war” that'll only end up hurting everyone in the end. | Ankehitriny, tafiditra ao anatin'ny karazana “adin'ny saran-dalana ” isika izay hiafara amin'ny fandratràna ny rehetra. |
18 | In Malaysia, about 100 bus drivers refused to pay the new toll fee on Aug. 1, which caused heavy traffic. | Ao Malayzia, saofera bus teo amin'ny 100 teo no nandà tsy handòa ilay haban-dalana vaovao tamin'ny 1 Aogositra, ka niteraka fitohanana goavana. |
19 | They only dispersed after local authorities promised to reconsider the toll rates. | Niparitaka izy ireo avy eo rehefa nampanantena ny manampahefana ao an-toerana fa handinika indray ny tahan'ilay haba. |
20 | Because of the “bus strike”, thousands of commuters were stranded on the Causeway and were forced to walk in order to reach Singapore. | Noho ny “fitokonan'ireo bus”, dia mpivezivezy an'arivony no nihitsoka tao amin'ny fefiloha ary voatery nandeha tongotra mba hihazo an'i Singapore. |
21 | Commuters trek across causeway into Singapore after being stranded in JB bus strike http://t.co/jiRCZmYQH3 pic.twitter.com/AKLrAEYnLu - TODAY (@TODAYonline) August 1, 2014 | Nandeha an-tongotra manerana ny fefiloha mankany Singapore ireo mpivezivezy rehefa nihitsoka tao JB misy ny fitokonan'ny bus http://t.co/jiRCZmYQH3 pic.twitter.com/AKLrAEYnLu |
22 | Buses on strike across causeway due to VEP toll charges #malaysia #singapore #causeway pic.twitter.com/3RQjPYGFLQ - Rebecca (@beccaism) August 1, 2014 | Fitokonan'ny bus manerana ny fefiloha noho ny fiakaran'ny haban-dalana hiditra hoan'ny fiara #malaysia #singapore #causeway pic.twitter.com/3RQjPYGFLQ |
23 | Stranded Malaysians walk across the Causeway: JOHOR BARU: Hundreds of Malaysians stranded… http://t.co/HQ1bXES1eS pic.twitter.com/p06ijmC3K9 - Dean Roon (@deanroon) August 2, 2014 | Nandeha tongotra manavatsava ny fefiloha ireo Malayziana tafahitsoka: JOHOR BARU: Malayziana an-jatony no nihitsoka tao…http://t.co/HQ1bXES1eS pic.twitter.com/p06ijmC3K9 |
24 | The Johor Causeway should be opened up for people to walk into Singapore as an alternative to driving and paying. - Sini Laken! | Tokony hisokatra hoan'ny olona mandeha an-tongotra ao Singapore ny tetezan'i Johor mba hifanindran-dalana amin'ireo mitondra fiara sy mandòa vola. |
25 | (@Twt_Larkin) August 4, 2014 C.N. Chong wrote a letter to The Star, a Malaysian daily, explaining how the higher toll fee will hurt workers: | C.N. Chong nanoratra taratasy tao amin'ny Star, gazety mpivoaka isan'andro ao Malayzia, manazava ny fiantraikan'ny fampakarana ny haban-dalana eo amin'ireo mpiasa: |
26 | Paying such a large amount on a daily basis is already bad enough. | Efa ratsy ihany ny fandoavana volabe tahaka izany isan'andro. |
27 | Not every one of us daily commuters are rich simply because we are earning Singapore Dollars | Tsy hoe manankarena isika rehetra mpivezivezy isan'andro ao satria mandray Dolara Singapore |
28 | We daily commuters certainly are a “trapped” bunch of people. | Andian'olona “voafandrika” tokoa isika mpivezivezy isan'andro ao. |
29 | The Singaporean tourists, weekend travellers and those coming over for business could consolidate and cut down on the number of trips in view of the exorbitant toll. | Afaka manamafy sy mampihena ny isan'ny fivezivezen'izy ireo noho ny fidangan'ny haban-dalana ireo Singaporeana mpizahatany , mpitsangatsangana isa-kerinandro sy ireo izay tonga hanao bizina. |
30 | But the daily commuters, being working people cannot cut down on the numbers days they want to work. | Saingy tsy afaka mampihena ny isan'ireo andro tiany hiasany kosa ireo mpivezivezy isan'andro eo, izay olona miasa avokoa. |
31 | Steven Choong from the opposition People's Justice Party demanded transparency in relation to the decision to increase the toll fee: | Steven Choong avy ao amin'ny Antokon'ny Rariny hoan'ny vahoaka [mpanohitra] nitaky ny mangarahara mikasika ny fanapahan-kevitra hampiakarana ny haban-dalana : |
32 | We Johoreans have never witnessed any obvious major maintenance work done on the Causeway in the last 25-30 years since the toll was first collected. | Mbola tsy nanatri-maso fikojakojana goavana tao amin'ny fefiloha mihitsy izahay Johoreana tao anatin'ny 25-30 taona hatramin'ny nanangonana ny haban-dalana. |
33 | The rakyat [people] deserve accountability from all the ministries and departments involved and the income and expenditure accounts must be declared for public scrutiny immediately. | Mendrika hahafantatra ny mangarahara avy amin'ireo minisitera sy departemanta tompon'andraikitra ny vahoaka ary tokony ambara mba hamarinin'ny vahoaka avy hatrany ny totalin'ny vola miditra sy ny vola mivoaka. |
34 | The “toll wars” between Singapore and Malaysia will generate higher revenues and profits, but the two countries must rethink the long-term impact of the higher fees on their respective economies. | Hiteraka fidiram-bola sy tombotsoa miavosa eo amin'i Singapour sy Malayzia ny “ady haban-dalana”, saingy tokony hodinihan'ny firenena roa tonta kosa indray ny fiantraikan'izany ao anatin'ny fotoana maharitra eo amin'ny toekaren'ny roa tonta. |