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In southern Johor’s east coast, a new economic region emerges from isolation
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The Pengerang Integrated Complex developed by Malaysia’s national oil company Petronas covers 2,550ha.
PHOTO: JOHOR PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
KOTA TINGGI - For decades, the economic development of Malaysia’s southern Johor state has been focused on the state’s south-western coast, which is also home to its capital Johor Bahru and its surrounding areas.
However, a relatively sleepy cluster of small towns on the lesser known south-eastern coast of the state is now showing signs of organically forming an economic region, spurred by a large oil and gas project in Pengerang and a rejuvenated tourism hub in Desaru.
