Qatar may invest US$5b in Pengerang, Johor

Dr Hussain Ali Al-Abdulla said Qatar Holding is eyeing mainly petrochemical projects in Johor and its investments in the sector will exceed US$5 billion.

Qatar Holding LLC, a Middle East sovereign wealth fund which owns the Harrods Group, is looking to spend half of the US$10 billion it plans to invest in Malaysia in petrochemical projects in Pengerang, Johor.

Johor Legoland's Train that went off track

The Legoland Express that went off track last Thursday was captured on film by a Stomp reader, but he was told to snuff it out.The reader, who goes by the nickname GeneralStomp, was apparently told by staff at Legoland, Johor Bahru's newest attraction, to delete the pictures that he had taken of the derailed train.

Dutch's world-class sport institute to be set at Johore

Over the years, this led to the establishment of Johan Cruyff Universities, Johan Cruyff Colleges and more Johan Cruyff Institutes around the world.

JOHOR BARU: A WORLD-CLASS sports institute is to be established in EduCity, Nusajaya, by the Johan Cruyff Institute.

Johor catat transaksi hartanah RM17.1 juta 2012

Johor berada di tangga ketiga selepas Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur apabila mencatatkan 52,946 transaksi hartanah melibatkan nilai keseluruhan kira-kira RM17.1 juta tahun lalu.

Iskandar Malaysia investments reached RM95.45bil

Iskandar gets RM10.7bil more investments during the first six month of this year.

JOHOR BARU: Iskandar Malaysia has managed to secure RM10.67bil in new committed investments during the first six month of this year.

Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) chief executive officer Datuk Ismail Ibrahim said since its inception in 2006 and until end-June this year, the total cumulative committed investments reached RM95.45bil in various sectors.

Asia's first Legoland to open on Sept 15 (40 PICS)

Legoland Malaysia general manager Siegfried Boerst said the RM700 million theme park on a 76-acre land in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor, was 75 per cent

complete.

He said that last month, the contractors began work on theming the park, and next month they would begin installing the 50 million Lego bricks and models.

Multi-billion ringgit MRT,LRT project links JB-Singapore

JOHOR BARU: The Federal Government is yet to make its final decision on the operator of the multi-billion ringgit intra-city commuter train (ICCT) service for Iskandar Malaysia.

Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) chief executive officer Ismail Ibrahim said the project was still open to other companies that wanted to develop the rail network.

RM18bil Nusajaya Gateway launched by UEM Land (2 PICS)

Nusajaya Gateway  will keep UEM Land busy for the next 25 years with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of about RM18bil as of to date.

SINGAPORE: UEM Land Holdings Bhd will be launching its new multi-billion ringgit integrated mixed development project known as Nusajaya Gateway this year.

RM139bil investments in Johor, create 68,000 jobs (8 PICS)

JOHOR BARU: A total of 59 projects in the state is expected to bring in RM139.3bil in investments by 2020.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Friday that this would also create 68,000 job opportunities, which would contribute RM25.57bil to the country's Gross Domestic Products (GDP).

Bangunan MITB Johor guna kayu 'Resak'

Bangunan MITB ini menggunakan dinding kayu keras Malaysia (Kekatong) dan siling kayu Resak serta bumbung Belian shingles

Brunsfield joins IWH to develop Johor project (3 PICS)

PETALING JAYA: The Brunsfield Group is the latest property developer to have inked a deal with Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Bhd (IWH) to develop a parcel of land close to the waterfront area in Johor Baru, industry sources said.

Pakatan Bernilai RM30b Singapura-Iskandar Malaysia Positif (6 PHOTOS)

Najib Tun Razak bersama Lee Hsien Loong ketika melihat model "Urban Wellness and Resort Wellnes" di Iskandar Malaysia sempena sesi Permukiman Malaysia-Singapura di Bangunan Perdana Putra di Putrajaya, semalam. - BERNAMA

PUTRAJAYA 5 Jan. - Pakatan antara Khazanah Nasional Bhd. (Khazanah) dan Temasek Holdings Private Ltd. (Temasek) membabitkan projek pembangunan di Singapura dan Iskandar Malaysia bernilai kira-kira RM30 bilion, mula menunjukkan perkembangan positif.

MMU Iskandar EduCity to offer cinematic arts degree

MULTIMEDIA University (MMU), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telekom Malay-sia Bhd, recently signed a consultancy agreement with the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) to offer a Bachelor's degree in cinematic arts at the new MMU campus in Iskandar EduCity.

  MMU chairman Datuk Dr Halim Shafie said the decision to offer the cinematic arts programme was made after an extensive study of the regional creative industry.

US Giant Group,Genting opened Johor Premium Outlets (JPO) (48 PHOTOS)

JOHOR BARU: Genting Plantations Bhd and US property giant Simon Property Group Inc last week opened the doors to Southeast Asia’s first premium outlet retail mall, Johor Premium Outlets (JPO), after working on the project for more than three years.

JPO is owned and operated by Genting Simon, a 50:50 joint venture between Genting Plantations unit Azzon Ltd and Simon Property Group’s outlet division, Premium Outlets.

China labur RM2.5 bilion projek Iskandar Malaysia

ISKANDAR Investment Bhd, pemangkin pemaju projek Iskandar Malaysia, memperoleh pelaburan hartanah bernilai RM2.5 bilion daripada syarikat China, Qingdao Zhouyuan Investment Holdings (Qingdao Zhouyuan) iaitu anak syarikat pemaju hartanah berpangkalan di Hebei, Zhouda Real Estate Group.

Puting beliung di Johor Bahru, Lebuh Raya Link-2 Gelang Patah (VIDEO)

Info by : Raha Arman, SK Kg Panchor JB

Johor Bahru : Penduduk sekitar Gelang Patah, Johor baru-baru ini gempar apabila berlaku kejadian puting beliung berhampiran dengan kawasan mereka. Beberapa penduduk juga dilaporkan telah keluar daripada rumah menuju ke rmah saudara mara yang jauh dari kawasan puting beliung bagi mengelak sebarang kemungkinan yang tidak diingini.

Iskandar Malaysia projects aim to enhance connectivity between Malaysia and Singapore.

CHINESE developer Zhuoda Real Estate Group likens the combination of Iskandar Malaysia and Singapore to the successful Shenzhen-Hong Kong model.

When China first opened up in the late 1970s, the southern city of Shenzhen, just across the Hong Kong border, was handpicked by Deng Xiaoping to jumpstart the country’s economic reforms.

Iskandar Malaysia attracts RM77.82bil cumulative investments (24 PHOTOS)

SINGAPORE: As of September this year, Iskandar Malaysia recorded a total cumulative committed investment of RM77.82 billion from various sectors.

Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) Chief Executive, Ismail Ibrahim said of this total, 60 per cent (RM46.63 billion) was domestic investments with the remaining 40 per cent (RM31.19 billion) coming from overseas.