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Following the announcement by Prime Minister Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak at the 2012 Chinese New Year Open House in Sitiawan, Perak recently, Chingay is now declared a Malaysian National Heritage.
The Chingay Parade has become a multicultural event attracting around 300,000 spectators during its three day parade.
Johor Bahru Tiong-Hua Chinese Association (JBTHCA) will be organising series of events, with the lighting ceremony at the Tan Hiok Nee cultural street as being the first of it, in the build up towards the Chinese New Year.
Among the issues brought up were the request for more green facility and parks in the city's residential areas, the preservation of historical buildings and a concern for environmental issues in the city.
Currently, 1,889 short-term temporary teacher are required in Chinesee primary schools and 378 teachers in Tamil schools nationwide.
The Johor Bahru Tiong-Hua Association urged more people enlist with the security team, to serve the community and help to increase public awareness pertaining crime prevention.
Southern College, the Chinese community's first Institution of higher education established in 1990, received an offer letter from Muhammad Khaled Nordin, Minister of Higher Education to upgrade its status to University College.
Dong Zong urged the Ministry of Education to treat the temporary teacher fairly and to take immediate action to revise the unfair terms of their newly implemented contracts.
The Iskandar Regional Development Authority is urged to be more inclusive while carrying out big projects in Johor Bahru, said Johor Baru Member of Parliament, Shahrir Abdul Samad.
Taman Pulai Utama had a total of 70 case this year, comprising 4l lost motorcycles, 7 missing cars, 19 burglary and 3 rape cases.
People traveling from Singapore and Johor Bahru to Pandan will benefit greatly from this six lane expressway.
The street food carnival will set up 200 food stalls comprising of Malay, Chinese and Indian street food.
The Ministry of Education's move to change the nature of the contract of temporary teachers of Chinese primary schools from contract of service to contract for services will undermine their work.
The once-in-a-lifetime date 11-11-2011 saw 91 star-struck couples tie the knot at the main hall of Wisma Tiong-Hua, Johor Bahru.
This appeal was brought to the forefront at the Federation of Chinese Association Johor 2011-2013 committee installation lunch.
The MoU was signed with the intentions to spearhead conservation efforts and to promote the Teochew culture in Malaysia.
The first of its kind in the country, the museum chronicles the arrival and contribution of the Malaysian Chinese who speak its most lyrical of dialects.
Burhan said through the Facebook page, it will be easier for the JB dwellers to bring up any issues directly to him
The saga of the deregistration of the Malacca Chinese Assembly Hall has finally ended with its successful appeal to the Registrar of Societies.
The seminar attracted nearly a thousand people who carried banners that read, To Protect The Reputation of Chinese Association and to Rescue and Help Malacca Chinese Assembly Hall to Recover its Legal Identity.
Interesting debating topics like whether Singapore's recent GE is going to effect Malaysia's next elections attracted a full house at Dewan Dato' Seri Joseph Chong in Southern college.
This is the first time that the educational institutions from Malaysia and Singapore will gather in Johor Bahru for the tournanment.
FeedomFilmFest (FFF) initiated by KOMAS (Komunikasi Masyarakat), will be having a free screening of locally produced documentaries in Johor Bahru and Muar this coming weekend.
According to Mr. Zainuddin, the project is in line with the Police National Strategy Execution Summit ( NSES) National Blue Ocean Strategy II, to fight the crime in the region.
The Registration of Societies (ROS) de-registered the Malacca Chinese Assembly Hall (MCAH) and terminated all activities by the assocation effective 5th October 2011.
Johor could do with more publicity for its arts and culture, and more venues to promote its heritage to the world.
Mark your calendars: 11-11-11, the wonderful day in the world to get hitched, especially in China, Taiwan and Singapore, where a certain Chinese view of the world predominates.
Almost fifteen thousand people attended the 1 Malaysia dinner with Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, which was organized by NGOs from Johor Bahru.
The royal highness reminded the graduates that this is only just the beginning of a life-long journey. They should be prepared to face the many challenges of real-life and to make life-long learning part of their lives in order to keep up with the the changing world
The dinner aimed at strengthening the bonds between the non-government organization (NGO), local communities, people and government.
Over 200 student from 15 foreign countries who are presently studying at Austin International school were invited to the school's main hall to observe the classic chinese choir performance.
The Sejarah Adat Istiadat DiRaja Johor charts the historical evolution of Johor traditional culture, mainly from perspective of the Johor royalty.
At the new faculty building of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he was pleased to note that China has now become the main business partner of Malaysia, superseding the US, this year.
According to Chen Jian, the Wenzhou Province had presently set up 9 external corporations and USD2.14 Million had been invested in Malaysia.
The JB Mid-Autumn lantern festival is supported by Johor Tourism Department and was included in the Johor Tourism Calendar of event to attract tourist to visit Johor and Malaysia.
The Chinese non-profit Higher Institution Southern College have raised RM 100,000 in funds for the Tradition Medicine Building, with the assistance of over 70 Chinese associations from the Zhong Yuan (Hungry Ghost) Festival.
The Johor Advertisement Board Merchant Association ( Persatuan Pengiklanan Negeri Johor ) had urged the DBP ( Dewan Bahasa Pustaka ) to standardise the verification wordings in use for the Advertisement Board in their application.
The collection of words for a dictionary is based on common and popular usage. Thus it includes derogatory terms such as "keling" and "cinabeng", in the latest edition of Kamus Dewan.
A consumer education seminar on the Tribunal for Consumer Claims was recently held at the Wisma Toing Hua in Johor, drawing over 100 eager participants.
In light of the regular low turnout of blood donations during Ramadan, a senior officer from Hospital Sultan Tun Aminah in Johor has urged the public to donate more blood during the fasting month.
The new Mayor of the Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB ), Burhan Amin said the council is concerned about the city's cleanliness and will continuously work on upgrading its cleanliness, even after privatization by SWM Environment Sdn. Bhd.
Johor Bahru City Hawker and Business Merchant Association has urged the Johor Bahru municipal council (MBJB) to consider discontinuing the current parking system particularly in Johor Bahru to avoid turning the entire town into a parking lot for people working in Singapore.
Top on the agenda of the Johor Bahru Tiong-Hua (Chinese) Association: education and gambling in Singapore.
Johor Bahru gets hip with it again! The month-long JB Arts Fest is set to draw throngs of people and revitalise the city's historic Old Town area. Guaranteed bersih and non-illegal assembly. (This year's poster is in yellow.)
Johor aims to become Asia's finest film industry hub through the Pinewood Studios Iskandar Malaysia (PSIM) which is set to open its doors in 2013, expected to house the largest film studio in Asia.
The recent decision to implement the biometric system has created a major problem for businesses in Johor Bahru as the number of Singaporeans coming into Johor Bahru dropped up to fifty percent.
In conjunction with world museum day, Yayasan warisan Johor ( YWJ) is organizing the celebration in the state level, and is getting good response from 10 different museum and galleries in Johor to partipate .
In conjunction with the 100-year anniversary of Sun Yat Sen (Father of Modern China), the Johor Bahru Chinese (Tiong-Hua) Association in collaboration with the Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum and Southern college, will be organising activities to remember Sun Yat Sen during his stay in Johor between 1900 - 1910.
In conjunction with the June Chinese Cultural Festival, Johor Bahru Tiong-Hua Association, together with Johor Wushu, Dragon and Lion Dance association is organising a grand Wushu Performance Night this Saturday 18 June, starting from 7-00 pm to 10-00pm at the main junction of Jalan Tan Hiok Nee.
The Johor Bahru City Council, or Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB), has announced June as the special discount month for getting a special compound rate on your parking tickets.
