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RM200 juta bersih Sungai Segget
24 May 2010, By Utusan Malaysia
Datuk Seri Najib Razak mengumumkan peruntukan berjumlah RM200 juta untuk membersihkan Sungai Segget di tengah pusat bandar raya ini bagi menjadikannya ala Venice, Itali.
Perdana Menteri yang mengadakan tinjauan mesra selama dua jam dengan berjalan kaki untuk beramah mesra di tengah pusat bandar raya ini termasuk merasmikan Pasar Karat berkata, peruntukan berkenaan akan dibiayai sepenuhnya oleh kerajaan Pusat.
"Kita akan serahkan kepada Pihak Berkuasa Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar (IRDA) untuk menjalankan kerja pembersihan ini bermula dengan mengatasi masalah kumbahan yang mengakibatkan pencemaran di sungai ini.
Federal Government Okays JB City Transformation Plan – Najib
24 May 2010, By Bernama
The federal government has agreed in principle on the transformation plan for Johor Baharu city proposed by the Johor state government, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
The Prime Minister said that initially the federal government had agreed to allocate RM200 million to clean and eliminate the pollution problem in Sungai Segget.
"In principle, the federal government supports the proposal of the Johor state government to transform the Johor Baharu city into a modern and dynamic urban centre," he said after a 'walkabout' at JB Bazaar, here.
He said the pollution problem in Sungai Segget, which flows through the Johor Baharu city centre, was caused by uncontrolled discharge into the river.
Raih sambutan hebat para pelabur
24 May 2010, By Utusan Malaysia
Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn. Bhd. (SATS) melabur RM2 bilion untuk membangunkan lagi kawasan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail, Senai dekat sini dalam tempoh 10 tahun akan datang.
Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya, Datuk Mohd. Sidik Shaik Othman berkata, fasa pembangunan itu meliputi kawasan tanah syarikat seluas 1,087 hektar terletak bersebelahan dengan lapangan terbang berkenaan.
Beliau berkata, ia melibatkan Bandar Lapangan Terbang Senai yang merupakan projek pembangunan pertama di dunia menghubungkan terus lapangan terbang utama dengan jalan raya, laut dan landasan kereta api.
Kejohanan Golf Jelajah Johor
18 May 2010, By Utusan Malaysia
Kerajaan negeri bercadang untuk menganjurkan Kejohanan Golf Jelajah Johor sekali gus mempromosikan negeri ini sebagai destinasi sukan berkenaan.
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Sukan negeri, Jais Sarday berkata, kejohanan yang dijadualkan berlangsung selama setahun itu dilihat sebagai platform terbaik untuk merealisasikan objektif itu.
"Kami mahu menarik perhatian pemain golf dari seluruh dunia berkumpul di sini kerana Johor mempunyai kira-kira 38 padang golf.
"Penganjuran tersebut sejajar dengan saranan Menteri Besar (Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman) yang mahukan kami menganjur lebih banyak kejohanan golf," katanya.
Jais berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas menghadiri kejohanan Cabaran Golf Sukma Melaka di Starhill Country Club di sini semalam.
Johor Open set to become European Tour event
10 May 2010, By MSN Sport (http://sport.malaysia.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4073713)
The Johor Open is set to become a co-sanctioned European Tour and Asian Tour event as Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) extended its sponsorship by five years on Friday.
Tournament organisers said they were working towards a joint sanction agreement from 2011 onwards.
"Securing the joint sanction has been a dream of the organising committee and we have been working very closely with IMG, the event promoter, to secure this," said Johor chief minister Abdul Ghani bin Othman.
"We are pleased to say that we are very close to finalizing the deal."
The tournament, which this year is sanctioned only by the Asian Tour with one million dollars in prize money, was given a big boost by the sponsorship agreement.
Pasir Gudang destinasi antarabangsa
05 May 2010, By Utusan Malaysia
Persatuan Pelayaran Johor komited untuk menjadikan Pasir Gudang sebagai destinasi pilihan utama bagi kejohanan perahu layar bertaraf antarabangsa.
Timbalan Presidennya, Lukman Abu Bakar berkata, ini kerana Pasir Layar, Tanjung Langsat di Pasir Gudang telah beberapa kali dijadikan lokasi bagi kejohanan perahu layar di peringkat kebangsaan sebelum ini.
Beliau yang juga Timbalan Presiden Persatuan Pelayaran Malaysia berkata, selain kemudahan prasarana sukan yang lengkap, faktor angin yang baik turut menjadi faktor pihaknya mahu destinasi tersebut menjadi lokasi bagi kejohanan yang lebih besar.
''Kita kini dalam usaha menawarkan diri untuk menjadi tuan rumah bagi Kejohanan Perahu Layar Asia 2012 yang bakal berlangsung pada 20 hingga 29 Februari 2012.
8 kampung setinggan ditawar rumah pangsa
04 May 2010, By Berita Harian
JOHOR BAHRU: Lapan perkampungan setinggan di pinggiran Sungai Tebrau akan ditawarkan rumah pangsa mampu milik yang dilengkapi dengan kemudahan lebih selesa di bawah program penempatan semula setinggan.
Menteri Besar, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman menyampaikan Sijil Kelayakan Memiliki Rumah kepada ketua masyarakat lapan kampung yang terbabit di rumah contoh projek, bersebelahan Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Sri Stulang sempena lawatan beliau ke kawasan Parlimen Johor Bahru, semalam.
Kenyataan Unit Media dan Komunikasi, Pejabat Menteri Besar Johor, berkata program penempatan semula setinggan membabitkan RM303 juta itu antara yang terbesar di Johor buat masa ini.
Johor to spend RM500,000 to promote sports in rural areas
04 May 2010, By The Star
The state will spend RM500,000 to hold sports carnivals at various state assembly areas to promote sporting activities in rural areas.
Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the decision was made during a recent state exco meeting for sports carnivals to be held at 56 areas in the state.
“We want to ensure that there are sports clubs at each village and mukims in the state which will eventually encourage sporting activities,” he said in his speech during the launch of Johor Sports Week at the Danga Bay Convention Centre.
Abdul Ghani said the registration of clubs in rural areas would not need going through the process at the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM).
IBM Malaysia upbeat on Johor
29 April 2010, By The Star
IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd (IBM) said Johor, as one of the most developed states in Malaysia, offers good business prospect and opportunities for the company in the long term.
Country leader (general business) Sanjeev Magotra said the company had witnessed Johor growing by leaps and bounds since its presence in the country in the early 1960s.
“Johor is a significant market for us with opportunities coming from both the multinational corporations (MNCs) and the small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs),” he said.
Sanjeev said this at the IBM Business and Technology Forum 2010, an event on technology solutions forum for enterprises and IT leaders in the southern region.
Eight new bus routes to Johor Bahru
27 April 2010, By Today Online
There will be eight new bus routes between Singapore and Johor Bahru, while improvements to cross-border taxi services are also being studied. This was announced as the Malaysia-Singapore Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia met in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
The panel was told the criteria for frequent traveller applicants for the Malaysia Automated Clearance System has been set at four times a month. Malaysian Customs will also implement 24-hour operations for inbound and outbound lorries going through the Tanjung Puteri Cargo Complex.
