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Just Johor

Just Johor

Just Johor - State patriotism at an all-time high

Posted on 9 April 2015 - 09:47pm

Roy K. Nandi

“I AM Johorean and proud of it!” ... these words boldly embellished on a T-shirt donned by a young man in the streets of Johor Baru last week encapsulates the prevailing sentiment in the state now.

Just Johor - Putting the shine back into JB malls

Posted on 26 February 2015 - 09:50pm

Roy K. Nandi

YOU got to hand it to Johor Corp for a job well done with the fully refurbished Tun Abdul Razak Complex, or Komtar, which has been renamed Johor Baru City Centre (JBCC).

This is the crown jewel of JCorp's RM1.5 billion development plan to rejuvenate Johor Baru's central business district.

Just Johor - Nong Chik model pays off

Posted on 12 February 2015 - 08:39pm

Roy K. Nandi

THE development of Malay reserve land has always been a contentious issue. It has become such a pugnacious and often litigious matter, that even well-meaning investors are loathe to get involved.

But Johor has a marvellous exception – Taman Nong Chik – in the heart of JB.

Boom time for JB's Eastern Corridor

Posted on 29 January 2015 - 07:32pm

Roy K. Nandi

THINGS are really looking up for Johor, while the rest of the country is in the doldrums with natural calamities, a bleak economic outlook and a general gloom about where the country is headed.

The madness of causeway jams

Posted on 1 January 2015 - 08:28pm

Roy K. Nandi

LIKE all things in Johor now, it looks like we have to send an urgent "SOS" to the sultan to help resolve the horrendous Causeway and 2nd Link traffic snarls of late.

When politicians and government services can't see the light of day in this protracted issue, the rakyat have no choice but appeal to the ruler to step in to help clear the endless and needless traffic jams.

Property glut sparks blame game

Posted on 18 December 2014 - 07:12pm

Roy K. Nandi

THE most talked about subject in Johor over the past year must surely be the "property market". This was the talking point at most coffee shops, around dinner tables or at the pantry counters at corporate offices in Johor Baru.

Revive bridge run for a start

Posted on 9 December 2014 - 08:54pm

Roy K. Nandi

IN the north, they have the Penang Bridge Run, while the Standard Chartered KL Marathon is the talk of the Central Region come October every year. Sabah and Sarawak have the Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon and Regatta Lepa.

Oh no, not another think-tank

Posted on 23 November 2014 - 08:13pm

Roy K. Nandi

JOHOR now wants to set up a new think-tank. The Johor Institute for Strategy, Economic Advancement and Democracy (Jisead) was announced by Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin at the end of the two-day Johor Umno Convention recently.

Bumpy ride for arts festival

Posted on 30 October 2014 - 08:31pm

Roy K. Nandi

AFTER a successful four-week run, the 11th JB Arts Festival by the Johor Society For The Performing Arts (JSPA) came to a close on Oct 4.

Property poser down south

Posted on 16 October 2014 - 08:50pm

Roy K. Nandi

ISKANDAR Malaysia (IM) has come under heavy fire in recent weeks from analysts, valuers and the media for the apparent free fall of the property market here. They claim developers who were eager to make their presence felt in IM early this year are now beating a retreat because prices have slumped to an untenable level.