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Johor Bahru Landmarks
Johor Bahru, Malaysia, has the following notable landmarks. Famous landmarks * Sultan Ibrahim Building * Istana Besar * Sultan Iskandar Complex or JB CIQ * Istana Bukit Serene * Istana Pasir Pelangi * English College Johore Bahru * Tan Hiok Nee Heritage Street Shopping centres The following lists modern shopping centres in Johor Bahru. Johor Bahru Central Business District (CBD) * Johor Bahru City Square ** Located in the Central Business District along the bustling main road Jalan Wong Ah Fook. Completed in 1998, it consists of five storey of shopping mall, a 36-storey office tower and an underground carpark. * Komtar JBCC ** Also located along Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak or KOMTAR is one of the oldest shopping complex in Johor Bahru. Officially opened on March 11, 1979 by the third prime minister of Malaysia, Tun Hussein Onn, KOMTAR consists of a two-storey shopping mall and a 25-storey office tower block. The whole shopping mall area was closed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. The city has a population of 1,711,191 people within an area of 220 km2. Johor Bahru is adjacent to the city of Iskandar Puteri and Pasir Gudang, together with their surrounding areas anchoring Malaysia's second largest urban agglomeration, Iskandar Malaysia, with a population of 2,500,000. Johor Bahru was founded in 1855 as Tanjung Puteri when the Sultanate of Johor came under the influence of Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim. The area was renamed "Johore Bahru" in 1862 and became the capital of the Sultanate when the Sultanate administration centre was moved there from Telok Blangah, which is today located within southern Singapore. Johor Bahru serves as one of the two land border connections on the Malaysian side between the countries of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plentong
Plentong is a mukim in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. History It began as a Kangchu settlement known as Tey Chu Kang in 1859 and then an old Chinese new village that is now a busy town in Johor. Geography Mukim Plentong which covers Permas Jaya, Pasir Gudang etc. is the most populous mukim in Johor and one of the most populous in Malaysia with over 500,000 residents. It covers an area of 202 km2. Plentong village suffered extensive flooding due to a poor water drainage system. The government cooperated with KTM Berhad (Malaysian Train Service Company) to rebuild the KTM Plentong Bridge in order to facilitate the flow of Sungai Plentong during rainy season. The whole project cost about 50 million and as of July 2009, the train bridge is in the early stage of construction. Tourist attractions Plentong is the headquarters of the Malacca-Johor archdiocese, known as Majodi centre and also has a Catholic Saint Joseph Church. There are several prominent Chinese temples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taman Sri Tebrau
Taman may refer to: Places * Taman Peninsula, a peninsula in southern Russia ** Taman Bay, an inlet of the Strait of Kerch off the peninsula ** Taman, Russia, a rural locality located on the peninsula **Port of Taman, a seaport on the Peninsula *Taman, Nepal, a village in Nepal * Taman, Togo, name of several places in Togo * Taman, Central Java, a district in Pemalang Regency, Central Java * Taman, Madiun, a district in Madiun Regency, East Java * Taman, Sidoarjo, a district in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java Other uses * Taman language (other), several languages with the name *Taman (also Thaman or Tuman), common Arabic name for the desert grass '' Panicum turgidum'' * Thaman, Indian music director ** Taman Division, of the Moscow Military District of the Russian Ground Forces * USSR ''Taman'', USSR recovery ship See also *Tamam (other) Tamam may refer to: *Tamam, witch in Papua New Guinea animism * Tamam Al-Akhal (born 1935), Palestinian artist and educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taman Johor Jaya
Taman Johor Jaya is a suburb in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Johor Jaya consists of mainly residential zones, but it also has light industrial and commercial zones. Development history Johor Jaya was developed by Housing Developer Daiman Development Berhad, a subsidiary of Daiman Group. Construction and development works started in 1983. The first phase of development focused mainly on the construction of single storey terrace houses. Construction of the houses completed in 1987, but residents were initially hesitant to move into their houses due to reports of house break-ins. Daiman subsequently announced plans in January 1989 to develop the next 3 phases in Anggerik, Dedap and Teratai. Plans were made to build single and double storey terrace houses, shophouses and a sports complex. Development of these 3 phases completed by 1992, and there were some 11,132 residential houses built by then. The then-general manager of Daiman Group, Tan Yeong Kan quoted that the completion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tesco
Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. In 2011 it was the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest in the world measured by revenues. It has shops in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. It is the market leader of groceries in the UK (where it has a market share of around 28.4%). Tesco has expanded globally since the early 1990s, with operations in 11 other countries in the world. The company pulled out of the US in 2013, but continues to see growth elsewhere. Since the 1960s, Tesco has diversified into areas such as the retailing of books, clothing, electronics, furniture, toys, petrol, software, financial services, telecoms and internet services. In the 1990s, Tesco re-positioned itself from being a downmarket high-volume low-cost retailer, attempting to attract a range of social groups with its low-cost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalan Dato' Sulaiman
''Jalan'' ( ur, , lit=Jealousy) is a Pakistani television series premiered on ARY Digital on 17 June 2020. It is directed by Aabis Raza and produced by Fahad Mustafa and Dr. Ali Kazmi under Big Bang Entertainment. It stars Minal Khan, Areeba Habib, Emmad Irfani and Fahad Sheikh. The first teaser of the series premiered on 3 June 2020. The serial received huge criticism due to its misogynistic and regressive approach. Plot Nisha(Minal Khan) and Misha(Areeba Habib) are two sisters who belong to a middle-class background. Nisha is a selfish girl who is used to snatching better things from her sister which Misha gives her happily. Misha is nicknamed Meenu by her family. Nisha likes her cousin Ahmer( Fahad Sheikh ) who loves her intensely and becomes engaged to her. Later Asfandyar's( Emaad Irfani ) proposal comes for Meenu. Seeing that Asfandyar comes from a rich and elite background, Nisha becomes jealous of her sister and tries to point out flaws in him, but the two eventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KSL City
KSL City is an integrated shopping mall development in Taman Abad, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. History The shopping mall was opened on 12 December 2010. Architecture The complex comprises a shopping mall and two identical towers of KSL Resort Hotel. The shopping mall consists of 500 retail outlets, a theater and a water theme park, while the two towers consists of 904 hotel rooms and 602 condominiums, and include 2,800 car parks. Its net leasing area is 55,742 km2. Business The shopping mall was developed by KSL Holdings Bhd. under its property investment division. Transportation The shopping mall is accessible by Causeway Link bus route S1. See also * List of shopping malls in Malaysia This is a list of shopping malls in Malaysia. (Note: ÆON BiG, Billion, E-mart, Econsave, Giant, Mydin, KIPMall, Sunshine and Lotus's are categorised as hypermarkets and thus not listed in this article.) Federal Territories Kuala Lumpur ... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Century Garden
''Century Garden'' ( ms, Taman Century) is one of the earliest housing development in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The housing ranges from expensive bungalow houses built at the top of the valley to older, more modest single-storey terrace houses built in the 1960s. It was developed by a visionary and prominent Johor Bahru businessman, Yap Siew Cheng (1918–1970). Ambitious and daring at that time because its location was considered quite far out of Johor Bahru town and surrounded by rubber estates. The Holiday Plaza shopping centre is in the estate. Its strategic location, close to the city's central business district makes it a sought residential area with facilities and amenities and hotels close at hand. It is also unique and notable for its neighbourhood watch program started in 1999 by long-term resident, Suzie Yap. The ongoing neighbourhood watch program is staffed and funded purely by the residents themselves on a voluntary basis and has succeeded in reducing crime i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Storage (supermarket)
Cold Storage is a Singaporean multinational supermarket company currently owned by DFI Retail Group. Its parent company also operates Market Place stores, now branded as Cold Storage Fresh, as well as the Giant hypermarket brand, and has various other supermarkets around Asia including Hero and Wellcome. Founded in 1903 as the Singapore Cold Storage Company, Cold Storage was one of the first supermarkets in Singapore to offer its merchandise online in 1997. The number of regular customers has since grown from 6,000 in 1998, to more than 15,000 in 2012. In 1992, DFI purchased the company. SGS has awarded a HACCP certification to Cold Storage, for its quality and integrity in food safety. As of 2022, Cold Storage operates 50 stores in Singapore, located across the country in city centre, affluent suburbs and HDB (public housing) estates. History Early years Established in 1903 in Singapore, Cold Storage started as a small depot storing and selling mainly frozen meat. Cold Storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Hypermarket
GCH Retail (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (doing business as Giant Hypermarket) is a hypermarket and retailer chain now mainly in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Cambodia, and formerly Indonesia and Vietnam. In 2016, Giant was the largest supermarket chain in Malaysia. History Giant was founded in 1944 as a small grocery store in Kuala Lumpur and expanded with the opening of the Teng Minimarket Centre (TMC) in Bangsar in 1974. In 1999, Dairy Farm International Holdings bought a 90% interest in the chain, with the Teng family retaining the balance. By 2003, the holding company for the chain had changed its name to Dairy Farm Giant Retail Sdn Bhd, and the chain had eight Giant hypermarkets and 10 supermarkets as well as three Cold Storage supermarkets. Today, the company operates as a subsidiary of Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited and the name was changed to GCH Retail (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. GCH Retail is 30%-owned by Syarikat Pesaka Antah Sdn Bhd — a company controlled by the Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelangi Leisure Mall
Pelangi (means Rainbow in English) was 24-hour Indonesian language channel which broadcasts Indonesian films and dramas (as of 2011). This channel was only available on Astro in the Indo Pek package. Most of the programmes are available in Malay subtitles. The channel was a collaboration between Astro and NET. from Indonesia, and as such, NET. programs comprises for 100% of the channel's contents. Indo Pek Beginning 11 July 2011, Astro launched a new package named Indo Pek (means "Indo Pack" in English), which contains 2 new Astro channels named Bintang (Channel 141 on Astro) and Pelangi (Channel 142 on Astro). As of 2011, Pelangi has the best dramas, as well as from the old to the latest movies all from Indonesia. The channel broadcast the program from NET. TV and entire dramas has been move to Bintang. After nine years of broadcast, Pelangi and Bintang ceased broadcasting on 1 June 2020 at 12:00 am, ceased transmission message shows "Please note. Bintang and Pelangi Chann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
