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Relief as price of plastic bags drops (opens the original)
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Prices of plastic bags in Johor Baru have started falling, bringing relief to traders after a brief spike from April to June of this year. Vegetable seller Phua Ming Hui said that while savings from the lower prices seemed modest, they offered relief to small business owners. “This eases our financial burden slightly in the long run,” he said when met at his stall in the Taman Perling public market. He said the sudden price surge – driven by the Middle-East conflict – had squeezed profit margins
2,000 more CCTVs for Iskandar Puteri (opens the original)
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PLANS are in place to install an additional 2,000 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras across Iskandar Puteri, Johor, between 2026 and 2030. Iskandar Puteri mayor Datuk Hasrin Kamal Hashim said the city council had already installed 500 CCTV units between 2024 and 2025. “This phased initiative aims to continuously strengthen security, monitoring and efficient smart city management,” he told StarMetro. Hasrin Kamal said the network of 500 artificial intelligence (AI)-powered CCTV cameras had
Cops hunting four suspects following cable theft attempt in JB (opens the original)
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JOHOR BARU: Police are tracking four individuals for allegedly attempting to steal cables in Bandar Dato Onn on Tuesday (Aug 18). Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Azrul Hisham Mohd Shaffei said police received a report regarding the incident at 4.58pm on the same day. “The report was lodged by a 20-year-old auxiliary police officer who is on duty at Bandar Dato at 4.58pm,’’ he said in a statement. ACP Azrul Hisham said the four male suspects, believed to be locals, fled in a car when they saw the
Sunway Puteri Hills launches as Johor's first elevated hilltop dining hub (opens the original)
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ISKANDAR PUTERI: The soft launch of Sunway Puteri Hills on Monday (Aug 10) has introduced Johor's first elevated hilltop dining destination overlooking the Straits of Johor and Singapore. Sunway Malls group managing director Chan Hoi Choy said the development highlights Sunway Group’s aggressive expansion across the southern region. "Puteri Hills spans a 10-acre site and features 13 dining spaces, all built around the philosophy of creating welcoming communities," he said at the soft opening cer
No proof of syndicate using speedboats to smuggle migrants into Malaysia, says MMEA (opens the original)
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JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has conducted a verification and assessment into a video alleging that a syndicate is using speedboats to smuggle illegal immigrants into Malaysia. Johor MMEA acting director Maritime Captain Kama Azri Kamil said investigations found no evidence of the purported syndicate's activities. “Intelligence and investigation results on cases since 2024 found no evidence of the modus operandi depicted in the viral video,’’ he said in a statemen
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