JOHOR

The city of Johor Bahru overlooking the Singapore coastline

As the Malaysian state closest to Singapore, Johor has been a major beneficiary of the Republic’s growth into first world status.

Singapore is Malaysia's second-largest trading partner after the U.S., with annual two-way trade of $44 billion, and depends on Malaysia for everything from water to skilled labor. These statistics are manifested in Johor by the tens of thousands of workers commuting daily to Singapore, the lines of weekend cars and visitors from Singapore thronging its shopping malls and leisure outlets, and the large number of Singapore-owned property in the state.

But this economic activity and proximity to the Republic has not translated into significant development gains for the State: Johor ranks behind the Klang Valley and Penang in GDP per capita and in recipient of foreign investment. READ MORE...

New Johor administration center in Nusajaya

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