Border reopening brings influx of visitors

Ling (seated left) asking a restaurant operator about how business is now that crowds have returned to Johor Baru.

FOR German tourists Preminy Kangatharan and Suthushan Sivananthan, staying in Johor Baru even for just one night was a trip worth the time.

The couple from Cologne, both 36, made a stop in Johor as part of their three-week trip around the world and were pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of delicious food that the southern state has to offer.