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MBJB to neuter 1,000 stray dogs

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) is working with a group of non-governmental organisations to conduct mass neutering programmes to address the issues of stray dogs. Mayor Datuk Mohd Noorazam Osman said the council’s goal was to neuter and vaccinate about 1,000 stray dogs in the city through a series of programmes with the...

Arena Larkin Aquatic Centre to be closed for five months following E.coli contamination

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) Aquatic Centre Larkin Arena is closed for the next five months due to E.coli bacteria contamination of two pools. Johor Youth, Sports, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Committee Chairman Mohd Hairi Mad Shah said the closure is for cleaning and upgrading work at the centre. He said that while the...

JB property owners file complaint over property assessment increment

JOHOR BARU: About 3,850 property owners have filed their objection with Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) over the increase in their property assessment. Johor Baru mayor Datuk Mohd Noorazam Osman said that the objection was for their property value, not on the assessment rate imposed by the city council. “Only 1.1% out of the 350,000 property owners...

JB mayor fumes as traffic woes reach boiling point

JOHOR BARU: The bad traffic situation has even enraged Mayor Datuk Mohd Noorazam Osman. He said lately, Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) had been getting a lot of complaints from road users voicing out their frustration over the worsening traffic situation. “Not only are they unhappy, but I, too, am frustrated with the traffic situation that has...

Ministry kicks off investigation into roadside restaurant that charged customer RM1,200

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has sent an investigation team following a viral video of a roadside restaurant in Tepian Tebrau charging RM1,200 to their customers. Its director Lilis Saslinda Pornomo said that the restaurant owner could be given a compound if the food sold did not display the prices. "It...