Johor plans Thai-style floating markets to boost tourism


PASIR GUDANG: Thailand’s floating markets, immortalised in movie scenes and postcards, will be “recreated” here with Sungai Masai and Sungai Johor as the main rivers.

Mentri Besar Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin said it would be one of the main components of the eco-tourism push involving the two traditional villages.

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