News about Johor

PETALING JAYA (Jan 18): Toppen Shopping Centre at Taman Desa Tebrau, Johor Baru signed a tenancy agreement with Lulu Grocer, making it the first outlet in the state and is set to open later in the year.

JOHOR (Jan 12): It is hoped that the public-private partnership (PPP) programme will be able to solve the unbuilt low-cost housing issue in Johor, says Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) in a report by The Star.

JOHOR (Dec 14): Johor is intending to address the state’s housing issues by collaborating with property developers to build up to 115,000 affordable homes through the Special Johor Housing Programme, according to a report by New Straits Times.

JOHOR BAHRU (Nov 25): The implementation of the land and air Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) will act as a catalyst to spur the post Covid-19 economic recovery in both countries, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said.

ISKANDAR PUTERI (Nov 21): The state government expects about 1,440 travellers to use the land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) via the Johor Causeway and the Second Link in the first week of its implementation.

ISKANDAR PUTERI (Nov 15): A total of RM4.

JOHOR BAHRU (Nov 11): Johor wants the cross-border vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs) via the Johor Causeway and Second Link to be opened simultaneously with the VTL for quarantine-free air travel between the Changi Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Nov 29.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): The High Court in Johor Bahru on Sunday ordered ex-Johor executive council member Datuk Abd Latif Bandi, his son and a former real estate consultant to enter their defence against 37 corruption and money laundering charges involving more than RM30 million as the prosecution had proven a prima facie case against the accused, who were charged in 2017 for receiving bribes from property developers who requested for the change in bumiputra land status in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Johor Corp Bhd (JCorp), the state-controlled investment arm of Johor, has extended the closing date of its unconditional mandatory take-over offer for Damansara Holdings Bhd from Nov 8 to Nov 22, to allow more time for shareholders to accept its offer, according to a bourse filing on Wednesday.

ISKANDAR PUTERI (Nov 3): The Johor government will offer a total of 15,000 vouchers worth RM100 each to domestic tourists in the effort to boost the tourism sector in the State.