Iskandar Malaysia growth corridor doubles in size


  • Nation
  • Friday, 22 Feb 2019

This underlines the urgent need for Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad(pic) to raise money for government coffers, depleted by a fiscal deficit and a massive debt from a multi-bil dollar scandal, under the previous government, at state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

JOHOR BARU: The Iskandar Malaysia growth corridor has now doubled in size and will include at least two new districts.

The region was 2,217 sq/km during its inception 13 years ago and will now cover an area of 4,749 sq/km, which includes parts of Kota Tinggi, Kluang and Pontian.

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