What is a mall full of Singaporean businesses doing in downtown JB?

Zenith LifestyleCentre in Johor Bahru. PHOTO: UMLAND
The exterior of Zenith LifestyleCentre in Johor Bahru. PHOTO: UMLAND
The exterior of Zenith LifestyleCentre in Johor Bahru. PHOTO: UMLAND
Revellers at Irish pub MacGregor's, which is located within the Zenith Lifestyle Centre in JB. PHOTO: MACGREGOR'S
Partygoers at Neverland JB, which is located within the Zenith Lifestyle Centre. PHOTO: NEVERLAND
A rendering of cocktail bar XOXO, which is located within Zenith Lifestylt Centre in Johor Bahru. PHOTO: XOXO
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SINGAPORE - From the outside, the blocky mall and apartment complex looks just like any other in downtown Johor Baru.

But the newly opened Zenith Lifestyle Centre - sandwiched between Johor Baru's main shopping district Jalan Wong Ah Fook and the upcoming Ibrahim International Business District (IIBD) - represents one of the most ambitious incursions to date by Singaporean lifestyle businesses into the Malaysian city.

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