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Ravi Nambiar; Azlan Abu Bakar
New Straits Times
01-31-2004
Big plans afoot to turn Johor Baru into a modern metropolis
Byline: Ravi Nambiar; Azlan Abu Bakar
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Nation

JOHOR BARU, Fri. - The nation's attention is focused on Johor as it carves a niche as the number one spot for "mega projects" in the country.

Johor Baru has stolen the lime-light with a series of spectacular infrastructure projects designed to turn it from a city into a metropolis.
Some RM20 billion in Federal, State and private investments have been committed to projects, many of which are scheduled to materialise within the next three to five years.

The shape of things to come has stirred ...

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