Johor

Malaysia revokes licence of Network School in Forest City

2026-07-21T12:51:11.000Z
Johor posted the highest growth rate among all of Malaysia’s states in the first quarter of 2026, with 8% economic growth.

As Johor votes, investors watch for continuity in cross-border growth push

2026-07-09T04:00:28.000Z
Vertiv expects its Johor facility to strengthen its competitive position by reducing delivery times and bringing production closer to customers in Asia.

Vertiv bets on Johor as AI infrastructure boom shifts from data centres to manufacturing

2026-07-03T04:43:14.000Z
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the Nikkei Forum 'Future of Asia' in Tokyo on Jun 10. In May, he publicly raised the prospect of calling snap polls. 

Upcoming state polls in Johor, Negeri Sembilan a likely preview of Malaysia’s national elections

2026-06-12T09:19:17.000Z
Malaysia's Sultan Ibrahim (right) met with PM Anwar (centre) at the national palace, with the chief secretary to the government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar (left) present.

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

2026-05-18T04:07:54.000Z
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

2026-05-12T23:00:00.000Z
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

2026-04-16T06:00:00.000Z
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

2026-04-14T04:17:12.000Z
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

2026-02-22T23:00:00.000Z
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

2026-02-12T02:30:07.000Z