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Johor Bahru ( Malaysian: [ˈdʒohor ˈbahru] ), colloquially referred to as JB, is the core city of Johor Bahru District, and the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia (the second-largest district in the country, by population). [ 4] It is the second-largest national GDP-contributor among the major cities in Malaysia, [ 5] and forms a ...
The Johor–Singapore Causeway is a 1.056-kilometre (0.66 mi) causeway consisting of a combined railway and motorway crossing that links the city of Johor Bahru in Malaysia across the Straits of Johor to the district and town of Woodlands in Singapore. It was the only land connection between the two from 1928 until 1998, when the Tuas Second ...
Retrieved 24 July 2018. The Johor Military Forces is an independent military force steeped in history. Formed in 1886 by Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor, with the purpose of protecting Johor's safety and the king. The JMF is believed to be the oldest military unit in Malaysia and is the only state army in the Federation.
The Japanese were also accused of conducting medical experiments on Malayans, [43] and were known to have taken Malay and Chinese girls and women to serve as comfort women. Japanese raped Malay comfort women but UMNO leader Najib Razak blocked all attempts by other UMNO members like Mustapha Yakub at asking Japan for compensation and apologies.
East Malaysia ( Malay: Malaysia Timur ), or the Borneo States, [ 1] also known as Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia on and near the island of Borneo, the world's third-largest island. East Malaysia comprises the states of Sabah, Sarawak, and the Federal Territory of Labuan. The small independent nation of Brunei comprises two enclaves ...
However, Johor Bahru remains the official capital of the Johor state. ^ [b] Except Muar and Tangkak. Johor ( / dʒəˈhɔːr /; Malay pronunciation: [d͡ʒoho (r)], also spelled Johore or historically, Jahore) is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north.
Location of the palace within West Malaysia. / 1.479972°N 103.72722°E / 1.479972; 103.72722. Istana Bukit Serene is the royal palace and official residence of the Sultan of Johor, located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The palace faces the Straits of Johor and has a bird's eye view of Singapore, a former possession of the sultanate.
Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar ( Jawi: سلطان إبراهيم ابن المرحوم سلطان إسکندر; born 22 November 1958) is the seventeenth and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong (king of Malaysia ). He is the fifth sultan of modern Johor, ascending to the throne following the death of his father, Sultan Iskandar, in 2010.