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Politics : Johor Polls: Bukit Batu Residents Want Cost Of Living, Infrastructure Issues Addressed
Narrative Analysis: Plain Folks
KULAI, July 2 (Bernama) -- Rising cost of living, better job opportunities and improved infrastructure are among the key concerns of residents in the Bukit Batu state constituency ahead of the 16th Johor state election.
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Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 10, 2026
Pengundi Johor pilih ETS untuk pulang mengundi
KUALA LUMPUR: Tindakan Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) menambah kekerapan perkhidmatan Tren Elektrik (ETS) sempena Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Johor mendapat reaksi amat positif daripada penumpang. Tinjauan Utusan Malaysia di stesen KL Sentral mendapati rata-rata warga Johor yang bekerja dan menuntut di ibu kota memilih mod pengangkutan rel itu kerana faktor keselesaan, ketepatan masa serta ... Read more The post Pengundi Johor pilih ETS untuk pulang mengundi appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 2, 2026
Can Malaysia’s unity government survive a major BN win in state polls?
Knife-edge state polls in Johor and Negeri Sembilan may reconfigure Malaysian politics, as a regrouped Malay nationalist right seeks big wins to pressure Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim into calling an early election. Barisan Nasional (BN), the Malay-led bloc, is going head-to-head against Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the ballots to be held this month and next, in a move by a key government coalition member that could destabilise the prime minister’s fragile administration from within. Analysts...
Malay Mail
· Jun 29, 2026
Housing mismatch persists as 32,800 unsold homes worth RM16.3b recorded in Q1 2026, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Malaysia is facing a continued mismatch in the housing market, with tens of thousands of c...
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Related coverage for "Politics : Johor Polls: Bukit Batu Residents Want Cost Of Living, Infrastructure Issues Addressed": Utusan Malaysia — Pengundi Johor pilih ETS untuk pulang mengundi. South China Morning Post — Can Malaysia’s unity government survive a major BN win in state polls?. Malay Mail — Housing mismatch persists as 32,800 unsold homes worth RM16.3b recorded in Q1 2026, Dewan Rakyat told