Research firm says Iskandar corridor on road to success
CIMB-GK Research Pte Ltd executive director Song Seng Sun said despite the global economic recession in 2008-2009, development activities in the corridor still took place. “More development projects and activities are likely to follow with the improvement in Malaysia’s economy,” he said when representing a paper on “Economic Overview of Iskandar Malaysia” at the Iskandar Malaysia Forum 2010. [TheStar]
Iskandar to hold more roadshows in Singapore
Iskandar Investment Bhd (IIB) will hold more roadshows in Singapore within the next six months to attract …

New university @ academic institution will be soon opened in Iskandar. For details check out the news below which is adopted from the Star:
LANGFANG (China): Singapore-based Raffles Education Corp Ltd (REC), which aims to set up a multi-institutional education campus at Iskandar Malaysia by 2011, hopes to invest about RM200mil in the proposed venture over the next five years as part of its move to fortify its education business in the region.
Chairman and CEO Chew Hua Seng said in order to set up the campus, they needed to get the …

Are you a Johorean?
Do you know what is going Johor Bahru going to be like a little bit soon in the future?
If you are clueless, then you better check out this video.

Iskandar Malaysia is a development corridor in the southern Malaysian peninsular. It comprises of Danga Bay (together with A2 Island), Medini, Iskandar Financial District, Nusajaya and several other components. This development corridor is set to boost the country towards becoming a new financial hub in the region.

Themed Attractions and Resorts (TAR), a wholly owned unit of state investment agency Khazanah Nasional, was set up in June to develop and operate theme parks and resorts in Malaysia. TAR on Saturday announced that popular characters Hello Kitty, Barney the Purple Dinosaur, Bob the Builder and their friends will be setting up home in an indoor theme park in Nusajaya, Iskandar.

The Family Indoor Theme Park will be housed in a RM350mil complex. Construction of the complex would start mid-2010 and is expected to be completed at the end-2012. …

1Medini which is expected to be completed in 2015, would comprise 1,332 condominiums and 68,800-sq-ft commercial space in the 2,300-acre Medini.
If you are into LEGO, then this should be your best choice of place to live. Referring to the map below 1Medini is located next to Legoland.

WCT Bhd and Iskandar Investment Bhd (IIB) will jointly develop and own a residential project in Iskandar Malaysia, the 1Medini, with a gross development value of RM600mil.
1Medini would be launched in mid-2010 for home-seekers looking for an accessible, environmentally-friendly and sustainable property strategically located …

This is extremely a wonderful news to Malaysian especially who dwell in Johor and also those Singporean. The amazing legoland will be opened in Iskandar Malaysia and will soon be a significant attraction to both local and international fans. This is the first Legoland theme park in Asia and would boost up Malaysia  into the world spot light.
Before this, there are already Legoland in 4 other locations which are Legoland Billund (Billund, Denmark), Legoland Windsor (Windsor, England, United Kingdom), Legoland Deutschland (Günzburg, Germany) and Legoland California (Carlsbad, California, USA).
Legoland Dubailand …