Muar declared as royal town of Johor


Frozen in history: Sultan Ibrahim putting a time capsule at Dataran Tanjung Emas after declaring Muar as the royal town of Johor.

MUAR: Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has declared Muar, also known as Bandar Maharani, as the royal town of Johor.

He had first mentioned it during the state's Maulidur Rasul celebration here on Feb 5 and officially conferred the status by signing a declaration plaque and planting a time capsule at Dataran Tanjung Emas here yesterday.

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