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Ensure infrastructure properly maintained

DURING an early morning drive to send my children to school, I was shocked to find a row of flickering street lamps as I was passing the Hospital Sultan Ismail entrance.

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Key challenges to Johor-S’pore SEZ

THE Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) has spurred excitement in the business community, with many companies considering relocating or forming partnerships with local firms.

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JB can spearhead stray animal welfare issue

Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) has of late come under intense scrutiny about the way its enforcement officers catch and house stray dogs.

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Lessons from our neighbour

While Singapore sets its roadmap for the next decade, are we prepared for our golden years?

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Dark realities behind promise

Johor’s infrastructure woes cast shadow on development dreams.

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Third route badly needed

Reopening pedestrian shortcut an alternative for traffic woes in JB.

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Beware fake profiles on social media

IN my 25 years as a journalist, I have covered many stories involving scams.

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Call for better border clearance

SINCE last year, Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has made more than 70 official and unofficial visits to the two land checkpoints between Malaysia and Singapore.

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Spot checks by Johor MB producing desired results

WHEN Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi took office in March this year, he started carrying out spot checks along major roads in Johor Baru, Pasir Gudang, Kulai and other areas to find out about the problems faced by the rakyat.

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Stakeholders hope for new weekend rest days

IT HAS been almost 10 years since Johor decided to change its weekend rest days to Friday and Saturday.

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Preventing the spread of Covid-19 collectively

In addition to getting people vaccinated, testing and contact tracing methods need to be strengthened to identify and isolate those infected

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Make Jetco a one-stop centre for info on state

It must also not duplicate work done by other govt agencies.

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