News about Johor

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): One would have thought in the age of the Internet that young peoples’ time are now being fully occupied but a fella from Johor decided to indulge in an activity that would require firemen to help him get out from.

PETALING JAYA (May 15): Residents of Kim Teng Park, Johor Bahru are living in fear of losing their homes.

PUTRAJAYA (May 6): In a move that will likely escalate tensions between the Johor Palace and the Pakatan Harapan administration, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has slammed the Crown Prince of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, as "stupid".

KUALA LUMPUR (May 3): Plans to review the Rapid Transit System (RTS) from Johor Bahru to Singapore have revealed that a tract of land in Bukit Chagar is currently “in the name” of Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, reported Malaysiakini today.

JOHOR BAHRU (April 29): The Johor chapter of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) has called on the government to review the RM1 million threshold for foreigners buying property in Malaysia.

JOHOR BAHRU (April 17): Johor Corp (JCorp), the southern state’s biggest state-owned enterprise, is urging the federal government to expedite the development of the Johor Bahru-Singapore rapid transit system (RTS) link, as the corporation spearheads the rejuvenation of the central business district (CBD) in the state’s capital city.

  (April 13): The Sultan of Johor wants the State Executive Council to be revamped.

  JOHOR BAHRU (April 11): The Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link project is more viable and urgent compared to reviving the crooked bridge or a third bridge project with the island republic said an MP.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): Datuk Osman Sapian has quit as Johor menteri besar (MB) effective yesterday.

  SEPANG (April 9): Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to suspend the Rapid Transit System (RTS) linking Johor Bahru and the island republic for a six-month period.