Malaysia Section A Framework for Part 1 Background and Objectives:
<><> <><> Background and Context chapter 1 1.1 Introduction Located at the southern-most tip of Peninsular Malaysia and mainland Asia, South Johor has long played an important and strategic role in the history and development of Malaysia and its surrounding region. Johor Bahru, the capital city of Johor and its surrounding areas, has grown to become the second most important economic conurbation in Malaysia. The economy is well diversified with successful clusters emerging around the electronics, logistics, food and agriculture, tourism and oil and petrochemical industries. Its strategic geographic position on the world’s busiest shipping routes, its proximity to an international hub and the large markets of Singapore, Indonesia and further out, China and India, and its rich endowment of natural and human resources has both underpinne