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In Malaysia’s Johor, forest reserves are being replaced with gold mines and palm oil plantations

Forest reserves in northeastern Johor are shrinking due to land clearing linked to economic projects, prompting concerns over elephant-human conflicts … More

Conservation, Forests, Johor, Wildlife

Police record statements from a ‘Datuk Seri’, lawyer over falsified foreign exchange documents in Johor

JOHOR BARU : Police yesterday took statements from a woman who claimed to be a ‘Datuk Seri’ and a lawyer … More

Crown Prince, Currency Exchange, Johor, Letter of Undertaking

Johor police hunt three over RM20t foreign exchange fraud carried out in name of TMJ

JOHOR BARU : The Johor police are on the lookout for three individuals over a fraudulent “Letter of Undertaking” issued … More

Crown Prince, Foreign Exchange, Fraud, Johor

IMBRT Pilot Testing : 97% of respondents support project – Exco

ISKANDAR PUTERI – The Iskandar Malaysia Rapid Bus Transit (IMBRT) pilot testing which began in April this year has received positive … More

Iskandar, Iskandar Malaysia Rapid Bus Transit (IMBRT), Johor, Rapid Transit System (RTS), Trackless Trams

S’pore firm partners with Johor ruler in gold mining venture

Under agreement, Johor ruler will receive RM3m if mining operations happen and 30pct of annual profits. A Singaporean company has … More

Gold, Johor, Minerals, Mining, Royal, Southern Alliance, Tenggaroh

Johor Bersatu rep warns more may withdraw support for state govt if Umno continues to pressure PM to quit

PASIR GUDANG : Several Johor Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) state assemblymen have agreed to withdraw their support for the … More

Bersatu, Johor, Perikatan Nasional (PN), Prime Minister, UMNO

Johor govt can collapse anytime if our reps pull support, Bersatu leader warns

If any two of our reps feel disappointed with the MB, the state govt may fall anytime – Md Nasir … More

Bersatu, Government, Johor, UMNO

Stay: Where star doesn’t matter

DRIVING along the scenic Senai–Desaru Expressway is a breeze. Light traffic encountered during the 45-minute journey gives opportunity to savour … More

Beach, Desaru, Destination, Johor, Seafood, Tanjung Balau, Tourism

Sailboats, scallops and ‘sachertorte’: The other side of Senibong, Johor

JOHOR BARU : Plans that don’t quite match don’t have to be a problem. As with many things, what seems … More

Food, Gastronomie, Johor, Marina, Photography, Sailboats, Senibong, Tourism, Travel

Top 5 beaches of Mersing

FOR the uninitiated, Mersing’s main claim to fame is it being the principal gateway to Johor’s group of islands as … More

Beaches, Culture, Heritage, Johor, Mersing, Nature, Photography, Scenery, Tourism, Travel

Travel : Entwined in mangrove’s allure

Steering clear of the mangrove’s spider roots — the spindly long roots that stick out from the mud and resemble a spider’s legs — our boat occasionally bumps onto the sturdy bakau nyirih (mangrove cannon-ball or xylocarpus granatum), shaking drops of rainwater from the leaves above.

Business, Johor, LIFE, Malaysia, Mangrove, Tourism, Travel

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