2015 -the Constitution was amended to provide for automatic citizenship in the case of people who had lived and worked on the island for more than 5 years and did not partake in voting in any other country.
2022 -the Housing Development Board shifted all of its housing development to the Iskandar region to focus on providing universal housing for all who lived in the region. Prices for subsidised HDB apartments start from as low as sg$10000.
SMRT and the Delgro Group will receive a total of up to sg$10 billion from the Ministry of Transport to develop transport services in Iskandar, including a new train service.
2023 -the Malaysian government stops national subsidies for goods sold in the Iskandar region.
2024-the Ministry of Transport will extend their public transport subsidies to citizens living in the Iskandar region using SMRT and Delgro services.
2027-the new National Productivity Act made it possible for working couples to apply for exceptions to the Maintenance of Parents Act of 1996 if their parents have lived in the Iskandar region for more than 5 years and thus qualify for Malaysian citizenship under the terms of the Accelerated Emigration Agreement between the 2 countries signed in 2022.
Anyone who took advantage of the Accelerated Emigration Agreement to transfer to Malaysian citizenship also received a one time payout of sg$10000 as a token of appreciation.
2032-the Constitution was amended to replace the Identity Card with the Work Permit and thus let everyone who had an economic stake in the country to vote in decisions that affected its future. A deposit could be paid to the Ministry of Manpower in lieu of an employer's application, to receive a Work Permit.
2034-responsibility to administer the Work Permit was transferred from the Ministry of Manpower to the newly created Ministry of Identity and along with the transfer, the Work Permit was renamed the Identity Card.
The Ministry of Transport stops public transport subsidies on the island, citing low usage and its focus on the Iskandar region, where utilisation is high.
2036 -James de Souza selected to be the new Minister of Identity. He's been working in Singapore for the last 20 years and did not vote in the 2031 filipino presidential elections.
2037 -proof of land ownership on the island is accepted as qualification to receive a Identity Card from the Ministry of identity.
2038 -the Treaty of Iskandar establishes Malaysia as the island's priority supplier of water, electricity and fuel. Work on dismantling the NeWater Project and the transfer of ownership of the island's power stations will begin immediately.
2041 -Peter Chen , a property investor who has been based in singapore for the last 10 years, is elected president.
2042 -the Constitution is amended to allow for the Elections Department to charge fees for their services rendered to the citizenry.
The Elections Department will employ professional vote counters and organisers and will not rely on volunteers for its operations.
The initial price for each vote is set at sg$400, which will be adjusted in the future according to demand.
2047 -the Constitution is amended to allow for more than 1 vote per voter.
The Elections Department have decided that the number of votes per voter will be capped by the number of non-voting family members(e.g. children not of voting age) the voter has. Voters will be allowed to register their intentions to vote in the next election with the Elections Department as soon as one week after the preceding election has taken place.
Peter Chen, now in his second term as President, is quoted as saying:" the people who care more will vote more, we are a democratic country".
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