Johor Bahru Facts

Johor Bahru sits right next to the national boundary between two inseparably linked countries and has all the blessings and blemishes to show for it. Nowhere else in Malaysia better displays the differences between two intertwining streams of history. Today, the city becomes known as a 'half-price bazaar' for everything from groceries to golf to thousands of Singaporeans, enriched by a strong currency.

Jalan Wong Ah Fook: An Unsavoury Icon of Abritrage

Happenstance and the Johor Bahru's reputation for comparatively inexpensive shopping and entertainment, however, have also made the arterial thoroughfare of Jalan Wong Ah Fook into an extension of the perpetual traffic snarl at the Causeway. Cars...

..., the capital of the state of Johor, is at the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula, where Malaysia's north-south highway comes to its southern terminus. Because it's just over the causeway from Singapore, a very short jump by car, bus, or train, it's a popular point of entry to Malaysia. Johor Bahru, or "JB," is not the most fascinating destination in Malaysia. If you want a good side trip from Singapore, there are more interesting sights in Melaka or better beaches on Tioman.