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  "id": 11147249,
  "title": "Malaysia - Singapore set up workgroup to keep essential goods, workers moving during disruptions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/malaysia-singapore-set-up-workgroup-to-keep-essential-goods-workers",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T08:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/127869/malaysia-singapore-set-up-workgroup-to-keep-essential-goods-workers-moving-during-disruptions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Malaysia and Singapore have established a new bilateral workgroup, the Malaysia-Singapore Supply Chain Cooperation Workgroup (SCWG), aimed at enhancing supply chain resilience and coordinating responses to future disruptions affecting the cross-border movement of essential goods and workers. The workgroup was endorsed during the Third Annual Ministerial Dialogue between the two countries' investment, trade, and industry ministries in Kuala Lumpur, with Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani and Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Trade) Gan Kim Yong co-chairing the dialogue. The SCWG will facilitate regular information-sharing, joint planning, strengthen crisis coordination, and explore practical arrangements to maintain cross-border flows during severe connectivity or supply disruptions, in line with the respective domestic laws, policies, and priorities of both nations.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}