Growing fast: Jalan Alsagoff is one of the main roads in Pontian town, Johor.
JOHOR BARU: Pontian is poised to boom economically and become the next growth area, especially with its close proximity to Iskandar Malaysia and the mammoth Forest City project.
Johor Domestic Trade, Consumerism and Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong said the district, known for being a fishing village with pineapples, oil palm and fruit plantations in the past, was now booming with investment coming into its agriculture, fishing, tourism and industrial sectors.
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