JOHOR BARU

bärˈoo or Johor Baharubəhärˈoo, city (1991 pop. 561,071), capital of Johor, Malaysia, S Malay Peninsula, opposite Singapore. The city is connected with Singapore by a stone causeway across the narrow Johore Strait. It is a trade center for rubber and tropical produce. The seat of the sultan of Johor is in Johor Baru; his residence, Bakit Serene, contains priceless art treasures. The population of the city is mainly Chinese.

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books on: Johor Baru  - 29 results

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Information Tectonics: Space, Place, and Technology in an Electronic Age
Book by Mark I. Wilson, Kenneth E. Corey; John Wiley & Sons, 2000
Subjects: Information Technology
...Edition, April 15, 1995: 11). Relative to Singapore, Johor Baru has comparative advantages in land availability, lower...Malaysia is likely to approach ten million people, and Johor Baru, with its easily accessible space for further development...
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Opium and Empire: Chinese Society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910
Book by Carl A. Trocki; Cornell University Press, 1990
Subjects: Alien Labor, Chinese--Singapore--History--19th Century, Chinese--Singapore--History--19th Century, Opium Trade--Singapore--History--19th Century, Singapore--Social Conditions
...prominent Chinese businessmen and community leaders of Johor Baru. Among them were the Foon Yew School Committee, which...Cantonese, and Hainanese as well as the head of the Johor Baru Chinese Association. So far as I knew, none of them...
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Southeast Asia: People, Land and Economy
Book by Ronald Hill; Allen & Unwin, 2002
Subjects: Human Geography--Asia, Southeastern
...traveller by road up the east coast from Johor Baru can head west across the peninsula...the continental part of the region Johor Baru - Gemas - Tumpat - Haadyai - Perai - Johor Baru and that would involve several changes...
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Defending the Lion City: The Armed Forces of Singapore
Book by Tim Huxley; Allen & Unwin, 2000
Subjects: Armies--Singapore, National Security--Singapore, Singapore--Armed Forces, Singapore--Defenses
...units securing the Malaysian side of the Causeway in Johor Baru and the second-link bridge to the south-west of Johor Baru . Combined arms forces, most importantly armoured battle...
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Government and Society in Malaysia
Book by Harold Crouch; Cornell University Press, 1996
Subjects: Malaysia--Politics And Government, Malaysia--Social Conditions
...the sultans elected the sultan of Johor after the sultan of Perak suddenly...preferred to remain in his palace in Johor Baru rather than reside in Kuala Lumpur...Mahmood Iskandar after his return to Johor ignited a new clash between the government...
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journal articles on: Johor Baru  - 19 results

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Singapore's Troubled Relations with Malaysia: a Singapore Perspective
Journal article; Southeast Asian Affairs, 2003
Subjects: ASEAN, Association of South East Asian Nations, Cambodia, China, Conflict, Diplomacy, Hong Kong, International relations, International trade, Laos, Malaysia, Military policy, Myanmar, National security, Protectionism, Public policy, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Trade agreements, Vietnam, War
...increase in treated water sold to Johor. It was a matter of conscious policy...mgd) expires in 2011. The 1962 Johor River Water Agreement allows Singapore...by Mr Abu Talib Alias, head of the Johor Baru UMNO Youth division to the Malay...
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Javanese-Malay: Between Adaptation and Alienation
Journal article by Koji Miyazaki; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 15, 2000
Subjects: Malays (Asian people)--Emigration and immigration
...Javanese-Malays in the state of Johor. "Javanese-Malays" refer to Malaysians...immigrants from the archipelago to Johor were available until about 1911...the town of Batu Pahat or even from Johor Baru. The medicine men often boast of...
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Transborder Business: The "Capital" Input in Singapore Enterprises Venturing into ASEAN and Beyond
Journal article by Heidi Dahles; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 17, 2002
Subjects: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Economic policy--International aspects, Entrepreneurship--International aspects
...Mitsubishi relocated operations to Johor Baru in 1992, following his MNC-clients...of new industrial projects in both Johor and Batam fell (Milne 1993, p...waned. For ethnic-Chinese capital, Johor and Batam also represent political...
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Film Melayu: Nationalism, Modernity and Film in a Pre-World War Two Malay Magazine
Journal article by Timothy P. Barnard; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 41, 2010
Subjects: Asian movies--Social aspects, Civilization, Modern--Portrayals, Film Melayu (Periodical)--Criticism and interpretation, Film Melayu (Periodical)--Social aspects, Modern culture--Portrayals, Motion picture industry--Social aspects, Motion pictures, Asian--Social aspects, Movie industry--Social aspects, National identity--Portrayals, Nationalism--Portrayals
...the community. Mohamed Amin Sagap of Simpang Rengam in Johor, for example, wrote that Malay films in their screenings...letter, Film is not bangsawan, in which M. B. Ahmad of Johor Baru complained that he travelled to Singapore to see the Shaw...
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Choice Criteria for Mobile Telecom Operator: Empirical Investigation among Malaysian Customers
Journal article by Sabbir Rahman, Ahasanul Haque, Mohd Ismail Sayyed Ahmad; International Management Review, Vol. 7, 2011
Subjects: Brand image, Carriers, Consumer behavior, Malaysia, Quality of service, Studies
...sampling to the consumers in various parts of Peninsular Malaysia, especially five significant cities, Shah Alam, Johor Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang, because from the report of SKMM (Suruhanjaya Komunikasi and Multimedia Malaysia...
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newspaper articles on: Johor Baru  - 4 results

 
 
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IS THIS THE WORST ZOO IN THE WORLD? Orangutan Hooked on Cigs.Lions and Tigers in Tiny Cages
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), May 9, 2011
Subjects: Orangutan, Orangutans, Zoos
...home the full horror of the grim conditions in the government-monitored zoos. She shares her enclosure at a zoo in Johor Baru with another orangutan called Abu. A law was passed last October to clean up zoos like these. But with only weeks to...
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Lucky and Flo, the Sniffer Dogs So Good at Their Job That Pirate DVD Gangs Have Put a Price on Their Heads
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), March 23, 2007
Subjects: Video recordings
...out of the way." Six people were arrested after the airport dogs led handlers to pounds 1.5million of dodgy gear in Johor Baru this week. Lucky and Flo were trained in Northern Ireland to identify chemicals used in videos and discs. They are...
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HOWARD'S MALAY; A Little Bit of Heaven: Sandra and Michael Howard Savoured the Magic of Malaysia
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 8, 2007
...50 years ofindependence. My father was stationed at RAF Changi in Singapore, and we had driven over thecauseway at Johor Baru and up the coast to Kuala Lumpur, staying at historicMalacca on the way. Quite brave of us, really, considering the...
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Malaysia on the Move; "The Malay Habit of Calling Foreigners "Tuan" or "Master" Was Taken as an Acceptance That Europeans Were in Fact the Master of the Malays." -- Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, "The Malay Dilemma" (1970)
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2006
...Mahathir Bin Mohamad, "The Malay Dilemma" (1970). LAST week, May 11, 2006 at its birthplace, Istana Besar, Johor Baru, the ruling coalition party, UMNO (United Malays National Organization) celebrated its 60th founding anniversary...


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encyclopedia articles on: Johor Baru  - 3 results

 
 
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Johor Baru
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHOR BARU johor bar oo, j or Johor Baharu johor b har oo, j , city (1991 pop. 561...for rubber and tropical produce. The seat of the sultan of Johor is in Johor Baru; his residence, Bakit Serene, contains priceless art treasures. The...
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Johor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...rivers and communication routes are the Muar and the Johor; the capital is Johor Baru , across the strait from Singapore. The Chinese...population, and there is a significant Indian minority. Johor has extensive rubber plantations; other agricultural...
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Johore Strait
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...has a deep channel leading to a port on N Singapore. A causeway (3,443 ft/1,049 m long; opened 1924) connects Johor Baru, Malaysia, and Woodland, Singapore. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press...


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