Johor

Malaysia’s Anwar meets with king amid talk of early elections, as tensions in ruling alliance deepen

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim held an audience with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday (May 18), a day after the premier floated the possibility of calling an early election, accor...

State-level minimum purchase thresholds push foreign buyers towards higher-value properties, while consent rules and other restrictions further narrow the pool of homes available to them.

That ‘cheap’ Malaysia condo could cost Singapore buyers far more than they think

A weaker ringgit may boost appeal for foreign buyers, but experts say taxes, financing rules and resale liquidity matter

Singapore-based French steakhouse Les Bouchons has expanded to Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur.

As Singapore squeezes, Malaysia tempts F&B operators across the Causeway

Restaurant groups are looking to Malaysia for cheaper space and a longer runway, but operators say lower costs do not make it any easier to crack

From left: Zakir Hussain, vice-president of Singapore Press Club and associate editor at The Straits Times; Haji Hasni Mohammad, executive chairman of Jetco in Singapore; and Vinothan Tulisi, director of Malaysian Investment Development Authority’s Singapore office.

Johor-Singapore SEZ master plan said to be nearing completion; data centres, semiconductors draw interest

Panellists point to growing interest in sectors aligned with the zone’s cost, infrastructure advantages

Johor recorded RM91.1 billion in approved investments in the first nine months of 2025, placing it tops among Malaysian states.

No more cheap kopi: The price of Johor’s investment boom

As Malaysia’s southern state transforms into an investment powerhouse, rising rents, traffic and costs test residents’ resilience

Johor has rejected up to 30% of new data-centre applications in 2025, industry guidance published this month indicated.

Johor data centres hit ‘time to power’ bottleneck

Approvals and grid delivery delays – not generation capacity – are determining which data centre projects move ahead on schedule 

A more disciplined way to keep the JS-SEZ grounded is to adopt a simple principle: property should follow jobs, not lead them.
THINKING ALOUD

RTS boom, JS-SEZ buzz: Are homes racing ahead of jobs – again?

Are we planning housing primarily around Johor-based employment growth or around cross-border commuting demand?

FCT owns Causeway Point and plans to transform it into a "regional mall" with a "more differentiated" tenant mix.

FCT weighs Johor Bahru retail threat with RTS Link, bets on Northern Singapore

Retail sales leakage to Johor Bahru is expected to increase from about 4 per cent to about 5 per cent

Johor Bahru is at the front and centre of real estate action in Malaysia’s southern state.

Can the JB-Singapore RTS link help soak up the city's 61,000 upcoming high-rise homes?

Challenge for developers and investors is timing: buying now to capture value, while also managing the risk of new supply flooding the market

Bullish Aim, owned by Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, unveiled a stablecoin called RMJDT pegged to the Malaysian ringgit.

Malaysian royal launches ringgit-backed stablecoin for payments

RMJDT will be issued on Zetrix, a blockchain developed by Malaysian company Zetrix AI