Johor: Still The Investment Haven? | Johor: A New State Of Affairs | CNA Insider

[@gerrykomalaysia2]

i hope for the best for NEW MALAYSIA

[@dragontail1166]

Most local with skill have try to work in Singapore. Most asked question if you are still working at JB is "why don't go work at Singapore".

[@asyerria]

Johor was industrialised state. So he was right attract a manufacturing based first produced the product then a service will come later. And finance institutions will rise

[@beranihati2008]

The problems are: 1. there is too many low and medium skilled Malaysians 2. Some of the major FDI uses all the manpower (and materials) needed from a foreign country. 3. The economic incentives by Malaysian govt is outdated and must be revised to target higher value added industries. 4. Malaysian vocational, technical and diploma level education is being neglected the past 30 years as the previous govt focused too much on mass producing degree holders which many end up jobless due to job skill mismatch or sub-standard knowledge. 5. Malaysians are too dependent on the govt and the employer to solve their problems in getting higher paid job. Instead of relying on others, one must be bold aggressive to constantly upgrade one's skills and knowledge so as not render oneself irrelevant in this fast changing world.

[@biutifulkruz798]

Certain points I agree, some I don't. Most Malaysians do not rely on the government because we used to think the government is quite hopeless. The archaic system does not promote a person based on competency and capability, but on relationships or how well you scratch and ease the itch of your boss. For the past 20 years, the education system in Malaysia keeps making smart and bright people dumb. English proficiency among the school teachers are terribly poor to the extend where most of them could not hold a proper conversation in English without committing mistakes. Lastly, most Malaysians are hard-working people who would prefer to take short-cut or cut corners whenever the opportunity arises. This is a fact. They are neither saints nor absolute sinners. There is nothing much to feel proud of Johor, except it is a state with inhabitants from many different states. You draw manpower from other places and create a concentrated temporal population in Johor. Rojak or melting pot. Your net FDI for the country will not expand simply due to Johor because other states still have net deficits. In essence, there is no unique identity. In Singapore, there are many artificial and man-made attractions. It is called concrete jungle for the density of high-rise buildings. Johor is more or less the same, extended version of a man-made attraction. Johor 's industries just do whatever that comes along. It does not have a proper focus. Neither here or there. When they develop a new place, it becomes bustling with activities for a while. Few years later, it turns neglected and abandoned. That's Johor.

[@HKspurs10]

The pandemic really benefitted many locals who had savings, they were able to buy up many properties in iskandar at a discount. They'll make a lot of money if the government can fix the chronic problems like cross border accessibility and attracting higher value jobs

[@wlg6921]

Double edged sword. Retired town can be build for tourism and bring the township to life with its original looks. Although I hate modernization damage to the locals life and hustle bustle, but youngsters can now stay back to contribute (remembrance of their origins and childhood play area)

[@vincenttan6303]

I am a graduate from one of the top 20 unis in the world. I remember once a Malaysian employer criticized me that my asking salary was unfair to others and that they knew the market rate well! Guess what, I went over to the tiny island and helped a company to improve their revenue by 4.5 times within a year. A top student friend of mine graduated in Malaysia then he worked in MOSTI. He get paid peanuts and was asked to work on mundane stuffs. Out of sympathy towards the cruelty Malaysia was putting him through, I pulled him over to the island to do cutting-edge stuffs and now he can easily afford his parents a nice 3 storeys and go to travel once in a while. It's not like Malaysian employers are unwilling to pay better salary, in fact they do, but only for foreign 'talent' (FT). If it's Malaysian, even having similar background with the FT, our pay would automatically get a much lower ceiling. Malaysian employers are really 反骨.

[@bowlampar]

Not just any employment, preferably investment that can offer good wages to johoreans and allow them to earn while raising their living standard and cover ever rising costs of living. .

[@dayylogg9716]

The over construction of shopping malls and luxury condos which is a consumption based economy will be unsustainable in the long run. We can see Johor slowly evolve into a ghost city with abandoned and partially filled residential and commercial buildings. Anyway Johor is not alone, Singapore will suffer the same fate when the global economic collapse strike. This southern triangle will undergo the lost decades soon.

[@billetdoux56]

I notice a Senibong cove there.

[@MIBS6969]

Syed Saddiq, an inspiration for the youngsters!

[@dragonel88]

barberholmes in malaysian politic,the more younger you look the more likely you got fuck up badly by other members in the party. That boi probably gonna end up badly in another politic stupid drama before he even realize it.

[@dragonel88]

ikram salaza competition was high in party,especially for seat like saddiq boi hold,you thinks seniors in the party are just gonna sit still watching ? Pffftt!

[@jeffreysetapak]

Soki Moh Nothing is easy. Nobody starts easy or able to climb up the party ladder easy. Even old fox like Tun M and DSAI had a very hard and difficult moment in life. I believe it is a good training ground for Syed Saddiq to climb up fast, steady and sturdy. A jade need to be cut and polished before it becomes valuable or worth something. Same goes to Syed Saddiq.

[@jeffreysetapak]

Oh, by the way when I went back to Muar, I saw Syed Saddiq had a campaign speech at a Chinese coffee shop and tonnes of young girls wanted to take picture with him and even asked for his numbers. And surprisingly, many handsome young guys were crazy to have selfie with him too.

[@dragonel88]

洪JEFFREY ANG you jealous of him?,pffftt!!!

[@dayylogg9716]

The consumption based economy is unsustainable in the long run. You can see many luxury condos and luxury residential housing estate partially occupied, if not empty. One at a time, the shopping malls are closing down for good and leaving behind an eye sore. The Iskandar Development is only turning Johor into a ghost city.

[@SilverfoxJB]

Capital City 21 future ghost mall for sure

[@LeeSkJohn-sv8wi]

Its a good for singaporean to retire there. Johore and singapore can try the one country two system policy of china. Both will benefit rather than confrontational attitude of current gov. Its the people that suffer from such attitude.

[@StayAhgase]

Thats if johor leaves malaysia

[@bowlampar]

Bring more high end employment to Johore, not just employment. Increase funding for technical skill training , real world work knowledge base schooling, ungrading present work force job skills etc...to meet the demand of future jobs of higher salary, benefits, and vertical advancement in private sector assuming our national economy policy is reengineered by PH govt. and expanding annually. The construction in the reclamation land is not an investment in real economic sense , it doesn't create job for Malaysians and increase demand on domestic economy, since all workers n materials are imported, end product is catered to foreign wealthy buyers especially from one country only. .

[@rajalitik5722]

Congratulation UMNO.👍👍👍👍👍😁👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@aniq5989]

Nice

[@mosquesintamilnadu557]

Good MP

[@ewanrare5756]

Need to reduces the price of affordable house for citizens

[@simonsimon2888]

Now, you know why the national language for Singapore is 'Bahasa'.

[@ngrobert5054]

why there is no jobs at Johor u tell me

[@zedfly6396]

Sadiq boy, if you change Muar then where will the retirees go? They like it that way. Don't be ambitious for your own sake lah

[@ariffazha]

zed fly obviously his vision for who needed. As Johorean u should aware some remote place need improvement in terms of salary or living.

[@aiman9088]

the grave

[@natep6729]

Retirees can also live in economically developed cities you know, Educate yourself please

[@zedfly6396]

Got consult the retirees themselves? Would you want to retire in a busy city with amenities for young people instead of the elderly? Muar must have offered value to retirees all these while, including low home prices, cost of living, state taxes, walkability and perhaps some job opportunities for the small number of retirees who don’t want to completely call it quits. Saddiq boy wants to create jobs for the young? Modernise Muar, introduce Info Tech so that old people can benefit? Educate yourself please. He's only keen to show what he can change in Muar- for better or more likely for worse.

[@natep6729]

zed fly the wellbeing of retirees are important but an entire town of retirees is not good for the long run. They are not productive, eventually they will die and the town will become deserted. We should care for the elderly but you can also make facilities for them in cities. They can develop other parts of muar, but there will be a specific district for the old people to live. Retirees can live in their old kampung houses while new developments and new districts will be occupied by youngsters.

[@ngrobert5054]

can't buy a house at JB , I want to see a change

[@asiabrokersclub]

Many go to work 4/5/am, back late, in shift, tire n sleep. Who is spending on weekday.

[@steventeoh260]

Property development = never a long term of investment to generate jobs!

[@rkrieg18]

Greedy people bought so many properties very expensive and now with corona pandemic ,they must have big problems

[@xinliang7534]

1million RM cannot buy house in their life??? We 1 million SGD also lan lan....unless change government like u lor

[@jeek78]

Just go Singapore and work. End of story

[@ifuknjk]

thousand do every day , rain or shine, in their motor bikes... poor souls when it rains...

[@mfaizal673]

Johor will be the beginning of a new economic caucus soon....

[@rosiahjaman7521]

Still not save to stay when u go for holiday robber come to your house!

[@semarmanganov4767]

Johor Land is more expensive than Batam's

[@Ħæïķăł]

i like the old johor goverment

[@razifabdulhalim6348]

No.. lol

[@ifuknjk]

johor " a key economic engine"..? why.. same 4 40 years... more hookers , fake watches... people like in creative engineers or scientists...????

[@nats3160]

What the fuck

[@jc4448]

Everyone of those educated MP sounds singaporean lol

[@ibrahimkosai5368]

J C lol all malaysians sound singaporean and vice versa

[@zakri8124]

Ya they finally got brain lol