This is Johore Bahru

The District of Johor Bahru's population was around 1 200 000 (2000 census including non citizens) with current population in 2008 to be in the region of 1.7 million. It consists of 44% Malay, 41.5% Chinese, 9.1% Indian and 5.4% of other minorities.

The Chinese community is represented by several dialect groups, Teochew, Hakka, Hokkien, Cantonese, Hainanese and Hokchew (Foochow). are the five major dialect groups in Johor Bahru. A small, significant minority of Hokchew/Foochow does exist. Teochew was the lingua franca of the Chinese community until the 1970s and a large proportion of the Chinese trace their ancestry back to Chaozhou. Economic development from the 1970s has brought many Chinese from other parts of the state to resttle in Johor and were generally from other dialect groups.

The Indian community consists of Tamils, Malayalees, Telugus, Punjabis and other smaller groups and include a large number of migrants from states like Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Kedah etc., lured by the availability of jobs in manufacturing and services both in Johor Bahru and Singapore. The Indian community is one of the fastest growing ethnic groups with their percentage of the population increasing at every census. The increasing number of Hindu temples being built and the establishment of more restaurants, retail and small businesses in the city centre and many of the new residential areas is a reflection of this trend.

While Johor Bahru has grown and developed tremendously since Malaysia's Independence in 1957, the social development did not match its economic development. Crime rates has increased over the years, from petty theft to robbery with assaults. Public transportation is adequate to accommodate the needs of its 800,000-plus inhabitants although its roads are getting increasingly congested as dozens of new suburban residential areas develop.

However all these issues are being addressed under the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) masterplan. New road and expressway construction, multi-modal public transportation, tackling crime and overall socio-economic development are going to change the current landscape dramatically.

The Chief Police of Johor City and the family of political secretary of Deputy Prime Minister were the latest victims attacked by the thieves.