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Johor Bahru

Johor’s capital city of Johor Bahru (JB for short) has been repaved and replanted and is well on the way to rebranding itself, after years of being habitually criticised as a dirty, chaotic border town.

Fisherman stands on a small boat on calm water at orange sunset off Johor Bahru, a rotting wooden hull on the sand

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