News near Novotel Johor Bahru City Centre
8 stories within reach of Novotel Johor Bahru City Centre, published in the last 7 days and gathered from Malaysian news sources.
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Asian Federation of Biotechnology Malaysia Chapter International Symposium 2026 (AFOBMCIS 2026)
Asian Federation of Biotechnology Malaysia Chapter International Symposium 2026 (AFOBMCIS 2026). 6 September to 9 September 2026, at Novotel Johor Bahru City Centre.
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50,000 join Sabah National Day celebration
About 50,000 people attended the Sabah 2026 National Day celebration at Dataran Bandaraya in Kota Kinabalu, featuring a parade of 173 contingents along Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens. The event included competition categories for schools, NGOs, ethnic associations, and government departments, with Head of State Tun Musa Aman and Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor in attendance.
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Musa, Hajiji attend National Day and Sabah Day celebration
The National Day and Sabah Day 2026 celebration was held at Dataran Bandaraya in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Head of State Tun Musa Aman and Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor attended the event, which featured a guard of honour, flag raising, and cultural performances.
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Tunku Ismail leads Royal Johor to flying start at Johor Super Crown
Royal Johor defeated Temasek 11-7 in the opening match of the Johor Super Crown Polo Tournament at the Royal Polo Grounds, Istana Pasir Pelangi in Johor Baru. Tunku Ismail, Regent of Johor, scored five goals despite a hand injury, and the tournament aims to elevate Johor's polo infrastructure.
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JB commercial areas are short of parking due to Singapore workers. Can a new paid system solve this?
Johor Bahru has installed a new paid parking gantry system at Jalan Geroda to free up spaces long occupied by residents working in Singapore. The system, which started on Aug 21, has been welcomed by locals and businesses, and similar gantries are planned for Dataran Larkin and Larkin Perdana as part of efforts to ease traffic ahead of the RTS Link launch in 2027.
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JDT concede first goal of the season to a Liga A1 player
In a Malaysia FA Cup round of 16 first leg at Stadium Sultan Ibrahim, UM-Damansara United's Muhammad Amirul Akmal Safarinizam became the first player to score against Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) this season. Despite the historic goal, JDT won the match 4-1.
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JDT begin FA Cup title defence with comfortable win
JDT started their FA Cup title defence with a 4-1 win over UM-Damansara United in the first leg of the round of 16 at Stadium Sultan Ibrahim, Iskandar Puteri.
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Malaysian lorry driver arrested after 10,400 vapes, pods seized at Singapore checkpoint
A Malaysian lorry driver was arrested at Tuas Checkpoint in Singapore after authorities found over 10,400 vapes and pods hidden in his vehicle. The case has been referred to Singapore's Health Sciences Authority.