JOHOR BAHRU MALAYSIA

JOHOR BAHRU

MALAYSIA

Johor Bahru is a fast growing and expanding city on the southern tip of Malaysian Peninsula. It is connected to Singapore by a one kilometer long causeway built in 1923. The causeway is a road and train link to Singapore. There is also a bridge, Tuas, which construction was completed in 1998. It is almost two kilometers long.

Traffic between Johor Bahru and Singapore is frequent, actually it never stops. Thus JB is expanding with accommodation priced well below half price of Singapore prices. However, it is not just the new buildings growing fast. The history is also being preserved. Banguan Sultan Ibrahim used during the war as British Army observation tower is a well known landmark in JB.

JB's waterfront is being developed as well. Lido Parkland, Pantai Lido, is coming to life in front of Istana Besar, a royal palace built by Sultan Abu Bakar in mid 1800s and will stretch for some three kilometers along Johor Strait.

The waterfront is an attractive anchorage for yachts with its proximity to the city center.

Johor Bahru is already an attractive city and the work is done to make it even more appealing to its growing population and visitors.