Old meets new in Johor Baru


The Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex is the main entry and exit point for both locals and Singaporeans to travel between Johor and Singapore.

JOHOR BARU: Johor Baru, a city founded in 1855 as a small fishing village, is poised to emerge from the shadows of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

The Johor Baru parliamentary constituency comprising Tanjong Puteri and Stulang state seats has come a long way, especially after the inception of the country’s first economic growth corridor Iskandar Malaysia on Nov 4, 2006.

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