FROM shoeshiners to shops selling imported foodstuff and bars frequented by Europeans – downtown Johor Baru used to have it all back in the day. Being the city’s centre of trade, the area was ...

Century-old family recipe Wedged in the corner of Jalan Pasar and Jalan Trus in downtown Johor Baru is an unassuming shop that has been serving herbal tea beverages for more than a century.

He also wanted the authorities to keep downtown Johor Baru free from litter bugs, illegal street peddlers as well as to take action against those sleeping on benches at Laman Segget. In June ...