Singaporean Mohammad Faris Abdullah, 37, reunites with his 6-year-old son Muhammad Ishaq bin Mohammad Faris after being separated for two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Johor, Malaysia, November 30, 2021. Picture taken November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ebrahim Harris 

Singaporean Mohammad Faris Abdullah, 37, reunites with his 6-year-old son Muhammad Ishaq bin Mohammad Faris after being separated for two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Johor, Malaysia, November 30, 2021. Picture taken November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ebrahim Harris 

A view of the exterior of one of the ATA IMS Bhd factory buildings in an industrial park in Johor Bahru, Johor State, Malaysia, November 28, 2021. Picture taken November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Liz Lee 

A five-storey workers' hostel owned by ATA IMS Bhd is seen in Johor Bahru, Johor state, Malaysia, November 28, 2021. Picture taken November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Liz Lee 

Prayer paraphernalia shop owner Raymond Shieh makes handmade paper vaccines at his shop in Johor Bahru, Malaysia August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

Handmade paper vaccines are displayed for sale at a prayer paraphernalia shop in Johor Bahru, Malaysia August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

Paper syringes and vaccine vials are pictured at a prayer paraphernalia shop in Johor Bahru, Malaysia August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

Prayer paraphernalia shop owner Raymond Shieh makes a paper syringe at his shop in Johor Bahru, Malaysia August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

Prayer paraphernalia shop owner Raymond Shieh makes handmade paper vaccines at his shop in Johor Bahru, Malaysia August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

Prayer paraphernalia shop owner Raymond Shieh makes handmade paper vaccines at his shop in Johor Bahru, Malaysia August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

Malaysian Prime Minister looks at a press release in a news conference to announce a railway project in Johor Bahru, Malaysia October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Angie Teo 

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks in a news conference on a train project which would connect Singapore with Malaysia's southern state of Johor, in Johor Bahru, Malaysia October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Angie Teo 

Gas flares at a Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) oil refinery at Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex in Pengerang, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A ship is beached along the Johor River in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A ship is docked along the Johor River in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A view of a building under construction at Forest City in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A signage is pictured with Singapore in the background at Forest City in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Residential apartments under construction are pictured at Forest City in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Residential apartments under construction are pictured at Forest City in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Residential apartments under construction are pictured at Forest City in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Residential apartments under construction are pictured at Forest City in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Residential apartments under construction are pictured at Forest City in Johor, Malaysia February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Boots lie abandoned on the ground in Taman Bayu Damai, a township built in the past years for the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex in Pengerang, in the southeastern tip of Johor, Malaysia November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

Boats float in front of the VOPAK oil storage terminal in Johor, Malaysia November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

A man works in his boat in front of a scrapped vessel in the Johor River in Johor, Malaysia November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

A worker wlaks past a sign at Forest City in Johor, Malaysia November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

An oil rig off the coast of Johor, Malaysia November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

A sculpture at Forest City in Johor, Malaysia November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

The construction site of a RAPID (Refinery and Petroleum Integrated Development) in Johor, Malaysia November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

A scrapped vessel sits in the Johor River, Malaysia November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

A scrapped vessel sits in the Johor River in Johor, Malaysia November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

Forest City in Johor, Malaysia November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein 

A view of ant larvae and ants feeding on honey, belonging to an enthusiast who rented a house to keep his ants, in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su SEARCH "SU ANTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Chris Chan, an ant collector, holds up a queen ant at a house he rented to keep his ants in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su SEARCH "SU ANTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A view of a formicarium or ant farm, belonging to an enthusiast who rented a house to keep his ants, in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su SEARCH "SU ANTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A motorist passes cars at a public carpark in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

People look at cars at a Honda showroom in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A prospective buyer talks to a salesman at a car showroom in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A shopkeeper waits for customers at a wet market in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A Shell Petroleum signage is pictured in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Stall keepers arrange vegetables at a wet market in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A view of a residential apartment building under construction in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Fishermen sort out their catch at a wet market in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

People shop for shoes at a mall in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

People queue outside a restaurant in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

People buy fish at a wet market in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Shopkeepers arrange vegetables at a wet market in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A motorcyclist looks for a lot at a carpark in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Fish for sale is seen at a wet market in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A stall keeper takes stock of vegetables at a wet market in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A motorist passes by motorcycles at a public carpark in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A stall keeper arranges fish at a wet market in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A fisherman sorts out his catch at a wet market in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A prospective buyer looks at a car at a showroom in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A fisherman sorts out his catch at a wet market in Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Prospects look at a model of the development at the Country Gardens' Forest City showroom in Johor Bahru, Malaysia February 21, 2017. Picture taken February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A view of construction next to villa unit showrooms at the Country Gardens' Forest City project in Johor Bahru, Malaysia February 21, 2017. Picture taken February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A sales agent talks about the proximity of Country Gardens' Forest City project to Singapore at their showroom in Johor Bahru, Malaysia February 21, 2017. Picture taken February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Condominium blocks that are fully sold out are marked by signs at the Country Gardens' Forest City showroom in Johor Bahru, Malaysia February 21, 2017.Picture taken February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Sales agents, mostly from China, dressed in traditional Malaysian batik, dance to pop songs for prospects at the Country Gardens' Forest City showroom in Johor Bahru, Malaysia February 21, 2017. Picture taken February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su