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FOREST City is strengthening its role as a major transportation hub in southern Johor, to support the growth of the Special Financial Zone (SFZ) and the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).
IN the heart of Johor's rich cultural tapestry lies Kain Benang Johor, a plaid-patterned woven fabric that speaks of the state's history, craftsmanship and identity.
KUALA LUMPUR: Frequent travellers to Singapore using land checkpoints can expect faster immigration clearance at Johor checkpoints as the QR code system will soon be implemented for car passengers.
JOHOR BARU: Tens of thousands of motorcyclists can now clear immigration faster with the additional lanes offering QR code and facial recognition at both land checkpoints entering Singapore.
JOHOR BARU: Additional e-gates are being installed at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex at the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) here, which is expected to be operational by Feb 19.
ISKANDAR PUTERI: An attempt to bring in more than 29 tonnes of undocumented raw chicken bottoms was flagged by the authorities at the Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar (KSAB) customs, inspection and quarantine complex here.
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis), in collaboration with the Customs Department, successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle four barrels containing raw sea cucumbers into Malaysia at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex, here.
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Immigration Department will soon be able to activate 12 contra lanes at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) during peak hours for vehicles exiting Johor, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
JOHOR BARU: The holding bay at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) near the Second Link crossing should be reactivated to help ease traffic congestion, says Segamat MP R. Yuneswaran.
JOHOR BARU: Around 300,000 Malaysian bus passengers and motorcycle users will soon only need to use the MyBorderPass app for faster immigration clearance at the two land checkpoints with Singapore.
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A total of 820kg of lotus roots that have been contaminated by mud has been seized by the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) here.
ISKANDAR PUTERI: More than 21kg of wagyu beef from Japan has been seized at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex here.
KUALA LUMPUR: Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, looked elegantly regal in a blue baju kurung made of Kain Benang Johor during the recent state visit to Brunei.
PLANS are underway to equip frontline Immigration officers, particularly at the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) and Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) in Johor Baru, with body cameras to curb corruption, says Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
KUALA LUMPUR: Frontline immigration officers at entry points managing crossings with Singapore will soon wear body-worn cameras to curb corruption, says Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) has seized seafood products worth more than RM4,000 from a lorry en route to Singapore via the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex.
JOHOR BARU: The proof-of-concept (POC) period for the QR code immigration clearance at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar CIQ complex (BSI) is expected to start in two weeks, says state executive councillor Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh.
SINGAPORE: The Home Ministry (KDN) has selected a single application to facilitate immigration procedures for Malaysians at the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) and the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) in Johor for entry and exit to Singapore, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
JOHOR BARU: Johor police have identified 49 hotspot locations for traffic congestion, including the two land checkpoints with Singapore, during the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Thailand and Brunei are expected to take part in future editions of Wonderful Nusantara Festival.
