News about Johor

JOHOR BAHRU (June 24): Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd (CGPV) the developer of Forest City in Johor has handed over the Tanjung Adang Forest City Park to the Johor Islamic Religious Council (MAIJ) in a ceremony yesterday.

No news is good news, right? Well, that’s the comment we get from Johor property consultants when asked about the current property market in the state.

PETALING JAYA (June 17): The cement price hike of close to 50% will spark a chain reaction in the construction and property development industry, which may likely lead to a property price increase of 10% to 15%.

  JOHOR BAHRU (June 6): The suspect caught on video brandishing a parang in a road rage incident has been arrested.

Video by Jackie Ng JOHOR BAHRU (June 4): Two road ragers caught on a dashcam footage and viralled online are being tracked down by the state police.

  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.