Johor State

Fake officer held for stealing laptops

JOHOR BARU: A man impersonating a district education officer was arrested just hours after stealing five laptops from a school in Kulai. The 43-year-old suspect was picked up after selling one of the stolen items in Kluang at...

Tourist killed in bus crash

KLUANG: An 83-year-old Japanese man died while 13 other passengers in a tour bus were injured when the vehicle overturned on the North-South Expressway yesterday. The Japanese passengers were on their way to Desaru, Johor, from...

National › Japanese tourist killed, 12 injured in bus accident in Malaysia

Wednesday 12th November, 03:05 AM JST JOHOR BAHRU — A sightseeing bus carrying 14 mostly elderly Japanese overturned on a highway in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor on Tuesday, killing one of them and injuring 12 others,...

Duo nabbed by Johor cops after 2-hour, five-car chase

By FARIK ZOLKEPLI farik@thestar.com.my KLUANG: Two men were arrested after a two-hour chase involving four patrol cars from Johor Baru to Simpang Renggam. Police tried to stop the men at least four times by blocking their...

Going places with dragon fruit

KLUANG, well known for its coffee at the train station, is gaining popularity among wine connoisseurs with a selection of dragon-fruit wines. Known as Johor’s dragon fruit valley, farmers here have started marketing the wines...

Jcorp continues to see growth in business endeavours

Johor Corporation (Jcorp) is not likely to be affected by the global economic recession following continuous growth of its plantation, food manufacturing, poultry and medical business, said chief executive officer Tan Sri...

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