Is Johor ripe for change?
Forecasting general election results based on the turnouts at rallies is usually unreliable, but then again, these photos from Johor should provide food for thought. What’s your prediction? How many...
View Article60000 brave drizzle for Johor post-polls rally
Despite a change in venue to Taman Puteri Wangsa, 8km from Johor Bahru, some 60000 have braved a drizzle to attend this rally in the southern state. The crowd is expected to increase when Anwar...
View ArticleMuar smog reaches hazardous level
The smog hanging over Johor and Singapore has reached unhealthy levels, with Muar posting an alarming hazardous reading of 383 at 11.00am. According to the Department of the Environment’s...
View ArticleSmog alarm: Singapore’s index surges past 400, Johor still hazardous
Update: At 2.00pm, Singapore’s 3-hour PSI reading dipped to 245, still at a very unhealthy level. Not looking good: Singapore’s 3-hour PSI index has soared to an alarming 401 at noon, while Kota Tinggi...
View ArticleStaggering RM290bn projected profit for Forest City land reclamation in Johor
It is the biggest land reclamation project in the country with a density that is similar to Mont’ Kiara in KL. When completed the reclaimed land will cover an area equivalent to five Pulau Jerejaks. It...
View ArticleWhen even ‘a piece of sea area’ is sold
Hong Kong financial website Quamnet reported that on 6 December 2013, Kasen International Holdings Limited had agreed to acquire a second parcel of ‘land’ in Malacca from KAJ Development Sdn Bhd for...
View ArticleJohor property glut dampens frenzy
“In Johor alone, there are around 336,000 new private residential units in the pipeline – more than the total number of private homes in Singapore.” That is what a report in the Insider has...
View ArticleMob disrupts DAP kopitiam dialogue in Johor (Videos)
While the fallout from the allegations in WSJ and Sarawak Report simmers, a mob disrupted a DAP briefing in Johor yesterday. As we have witnessed many times before, police personnel at the scene...
View ArticleDid torrent of criticism of Najib result in reversal of MACC duo’s transfer?
The tide of dissent towards Najib is brewing both within and outside Umno – and both online and outside the internet. We saw the cool reception that Najib received at the Pasir Gudang Umno meeting. A...
View ArticleStartling figures for Johor property sales to foreigners, unsold homes
Ong Kian Ming of Penang Institute has revealed eyebrow-raising figures for Johor property sales to foreigners and unsold homes in projects undertaken by developers from China. Check out the tables here...
View ArticleJohor state election outcome – your views
I spoke to a couple of PKR people following the elections closely. One of them based in Johor Bahru said Barisan Nasional would win 31 of the 56 seats if the turnout does not exceed 65% of the votes....
View ArticleBN’s vote share only rose from 40% to 43% in Johor election
Barisan Nasional may have captured 40 out of the 56 state seats in the Johor state election. But it was the fractured opposition that allowed the BN to claim victory. It has also raised the hopes of...
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