evidence: It is expected that both countries will also involve the private sector, including government-controlled corporations, to help spearhead the anchor projects in the area. New agencies with authority and mandate to develop and operate the JSSEZ will need to be established by the Malaysian side. And new laws may need to be passed to provide special privileges to businesses and people operating in the JSSEZ. [...] If the project is ultimately well conceived and implemented, the JSSEZ would be – at the risk of hyperbole - a game changer. It would herald a new level of cooperation and amity between the two countries, lending continued stability in the region which oversees one of the world's busiest shipping routes. It would generate significant new investments for Johor and Malaysia, and allow Singaporean, and international businesses, to tap on both Singapore's international financial centre and access Johor's larger land mass, power, water, IT infrastructure and trained workforce. It would raise incomes on both sides of the Straits of Johor, and bring employment, technology and revenues to the state of Johor. [...] Imagine a region where cross border travel to and from JSSEZ vis-à-vis Singapore is fast and easy. Singaporean and international business owners, professionals, workers, educationalists can travel freely and offer their capital, knowledge and skills to businesses set up in the JSSEZ. Singaporeans could live and play in the JSSEZ, and Malaysians can tap into the employment and higher income afforded by value added and high technology international businesses located at their doorstep in Johor. All in the interest of the common prosperity of both countries.