JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 28 — Malaysia and Singapore have demonstrated their ability to jointly manage cross-border emergencies involving the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, following a field exercise simulating a fire aboard a stranded train.

Singapore’s Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Second Minister for Home Affairs Sim Ann said the exercise, held yesterday, demonstrated effective coordination between agencies from both countries in responding swiftly and professionally to a simulated emergency.

She said three key outcomes stood out during the exercise, namely real-time communication, coordinated deployment of emergency personnel, and effective command and control.

“Malaysia’s operations centre at Bukit Chagar and Singapore’s ICA Integrated Operations Centre maintained real-time contact throughout the management of the incident.