ISKANDAR DEVELOPMENT REGION | Johor ( Southern Johor ) | General News & Updates

[dengilo]

APH was designed with a storage capacity of 924,000 cubic metres and large trans-shipment facility, and is located on a 40-ha reclaimed island off the coast of Johor.

RHB Research Institute said in a February report that APH was to be completed in 2009 but was now only 60 per cent complete following delays as the soil on the island was found to be unsuitable to be built on.

Apa johor tak cukup tanah kah?The island was reclaim using the sludge they dredge!So go figure!

[MrCitiesXl]

Originally Posted by Vince

So are you trying to tell everyone here that the insolvent Johor Asian Petroleum Hub is not the truth but a made-up fairy tale?

Or maybe you are so ignorant that the truth sounds like fairy tale propaganda to you?

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story...7&sec=business

http://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.c...2/07/01/31486/

FYI, it is because of people like youself that makes me want to show more of the truth.
I hope this story here will make people rethink of the kinds of development taking place in Iskandar right now.

I would've read them if it wasn't for my conscience!

[Vince]

Originally Posted by JB Citizens (+_+)

You have to know that he only likes JB City @ JB CBD developments

Btw, Legoland will bring crowds to Nusajaya... Nusajaya will be lively...

It is a start, and I want this city to succeed without wasting more resources on failed projects around it. That would really really waste our time on city development, don't you think?

[Vince]

Originally Posted by MrCitiesXl

I would've read them if it wasn't for my conscience!

I really don't get you. Your conscience tells you to ignore the truth and stay ignorant?

[dengilo]

Guys the new coastal highway links JB to the second link?If yes how far is it?

[xtremesportx]

Medini lifestyle opened already? Past by that area this evening saw a few shops opened already some cars and people walking in too...

But nothing special actually very small and short, like level 1 of Johor premium outlet.. Only got 40 stores in there in the lifestyle mall

[guy4versa]

any photo..? i hope they will extend it...more f&b area and maybe some attraction

[rizalhakim]

[Beelee]

hey guys,
setia sky 88 sold out. amazing ! new benchmark for JB

http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...cle/index_html

[fanamation]

Originally Posted by Beelee

hey guys,
setia sky 88 sold out. amazing ! new benchmark for JB

http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...cle/index_html

It's by SP Setia, sure sold out lah. Looks at their
Setia Alam project in Selangor. Setia Pearl Island in Penang.

[JB Citizens (+_+)]

Originally Posted by Vince

It is a start, and I want this city to succeed without wasting more resources on failed projects around it. That would really really waste our time on city development, don't you think?

I do agree with you. I guess you want JB City to be vibrant 1st right? With the developments such as Setia Sky 88, Twin Galaxy, V Summerplace, KSL City & others surely will be a good start to revive JB City...

But,IMO Nusajaya also have a good potential to be vibrant. The most ridiculous location of all is JPO... So far away from the city & was build in an isolated place. It is outside JB District... I still can accept if JPO's location is in Nusajaya... But in an isolated place? urrgghh... I rather shop at JB & SG...

Btw, Setia Sky 88 sold out after 5 days preview... Not even launch yet... very fast huh

[portman99]

Originally Posted by JB Citizens (+_+)

I do agree with you. I guess you want JB City to be vibrant 1st right? With the developments such as Setia Sky 88, Twin Galaxy, V Summerplace, KSL City & others surely will be a good start to revive JB City...

But,IMO Nusajaya also have a good potential to be vibrant. The most ridiculous location of all is JPO... So far away from the city & was build in an isolated place. It is outside JB District... I still can accept if JPO's location is in Nusajaya... But in an isolated place? urrgghh... I rather shop at JB & SG...

Btw, Setia Sky 88 sold out after 5 days preview... Not even launch yet... very fast huh

Premium Outlets are always developed away from the City close to Highway interchanges. The biggest one in Woodbury Commons is more than 1 hours drive from New York! Main reason is the massive car parks these outlets need so you cannot build near the city, land is too expensive!

[xtremesportx]

Haha, medini lifestyle mall is opened so many people go in now. Checked the tenants, very very disappointing, no Haagen Daaz nor Tony Roma's nor TGI Fridays, only have tutti frutti, the chicken rice shop - which occupy the largest shop there opposite legoland entrance, el migos another big shop at end or the other corner, carlo rino, polo haus like the one in jusco and other brand less shops like those cheapo Korean style shops selling bags and clothing u find on the 3rd floor of jusco... Wasting the quality of tenants...

Why can't they bring big brands like max Brennar, international successful franchise like tgif, chillis, din tai fong, new shanghai, fish n co, California pizza, dome coffee and many others. Oh yah, no Starbucks or coffee bean either and that already is a failure...

[kenck]

come on, look at the positive side of things, these branded shops will come in the 2nd phase.

[terencetan1981]

Legoland is a branded foreign theme park and it's run by a private operator. There is no way retails does not want to tap into the opportunity. Not being able to benchmark the market and pull in the matching rank of tenant line is the sole failure of developer. Ie. what is more important than this in commercial research and development. It's a disappointment starts from the building design. I somehow have this idea that the mall will turn into yet another basement bazaar of hang tuah plaza in Melaka.

[xtremesportx]

Exactly!! I would have expected better than that! Even jusco F&B outlets are better than the medini mall. When I saw Blackball and The chicken rice shop which occupy the corner lot opp. Legoland entrance I was like Are you kidding me??? OMG. Just look at USS in sentosa. They have candylicious, dome, Starbucks, coffee beans these are the essential then follow by the famous like chilis, Din tai feng, tangerine and many more. I do not think johoreans cannot afford to eat at places like these just look at jusco and the others for example. We don't expect for branded like coach, Cartier for watches, the very least for the mall to be successful is to bring successful famous restaurants here, visitors and locals will come more frequently for the quality food and dine and spend more time here, they can bring families to eat here and to enjoy the view or go into legoland.

[JB Citizens (+_+)]

Somehow BK @ Lifestyle Mall is kinda cool
I saw 1901 kiosk... Finally it's coming back to JB... good

[zhaochuan]

Is this part of iskandar development?



MERSING - Sultan Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar semalam menitahkan bahawa projek pusat peranginan mega Laguna Mersing yang bernilai RM22 bilion telah terbatal dengan sendirinya berikutan kegagalan pihak pemaju memenuhi syarat asas perjanjian.


Dalam titahnya, baginda menegaskan, projek terbabit terbatal selepas pihak pemaju induk, Radiant Starfish Development Bhd. gagal meningkatkan modal berbayar sebanyak RM200 juta dalam masa enam bulan.


Syarat itu terkandung dalam perjanjian antara syarikat terbabit dengan Kerajaan Negeri Johor pada 25 Februari lalu.


"Namun sehingga hari ini, setelah tamat tempoh enam bulan, pihak pemaju masih gagal untuk memenuhi syarat asas tersebut. Ekoran kegagalan tersebut, maka projek ini dengan sendirinya adalah terbatal," titah baginda pada majlis Ulang Tahun Rejimen Gerak Khas Ke-47 di Kem Iskandar Mersing di sini semalam.


Majlis pecah tanah projek Laguna Mersing itu yang berlangsung pada 14 April lalu dirasmikan sendiri oleh baginda.


Serentak dengan itu juga, Sultan Johor menasihatkan kerajaan agar sentiasa berhati-hati apabila menerima cadangan pembangunan dan menilainya dengan teliti agar pemaju yang benar-benar komited dan berkemampuan sahaja diberi kelulusan melaksanakan projek.

[DC33]

Anyone can translate it?

[newbie11]

It's in today ST. He canceled the project