Permas Jaya

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Permas Jaya
Suburb of Johor Bahru
Bandar Baru Permas Jaya
Other transcription(s)
 •  Mandarin 百万镇(Simplified)
百萬鎮(Traditional)
Bǎi wàn zhèn(Pinyin)
 •  Tamil பெர்மாஸ் ஜெயா
Pusat Bandar Baru Permas Jaya.jpg
Permas Jaya
Map of Iskandar Malaysia municipal governments.svg
Red pog.svg
Permas Jaya
Location within Iskandar Malaysia
Coordinates: 1°29′54.3″N103°49′10.0″E / 1.498417°N 103.819444°E / 1.498417; 103.819444
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Johor.svg  Johor
City Crest of Johor Bahru.svg Johor Bahru
Government
 •  Local government Johor Bahru City Council
 • Mayor of Johor BahruMohd Noorazam Osman
 •  Permas State Assemblyman Baharudin Mohamed Taib (BN-UMNO)
 •  Pasir Gudang Member of Parliament Hassan Abdul Karim (PH-PKR)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)Not observed
Postal code
81750
Website mbjb.gov.my

Permas Jaya, with the official name of Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, is a suburb in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. [1] It has about 40,000-45,000 residents. The Permas Jaya Bridge connects it with Kampung Baru Bakar Batu, Taman Sentosa and downtown Johor Bahru. The Second Permas Jaya Bridge is completed and had helped to reduce traffic jams. The new Eastern Dispersal Link has also been completed and opened for public on 1 April 2012.

Contents

The residential areas are divided into sections, with the section numbers numbering from 1 to 15 and beyond, based on the phases when the town was built. The roads in the residential areas are further named with a "/" and another representing number, which means 1/13 is a road found in the residential area 1.

Permas Jaya has a 9-hole golf course and residential condominiums. It also has a sports and recreational complex and a go-kart circuit. Permas Point, also known as Permas Complex, used to be the main shopping and leisure complex with a cinema and bowling alley but has been closed since 1999. It also boost a sports complex which has a tennis court, swimming complex and library. Currently, Jaya Jusco is the main shopping centre in Permas Jaya. Permas Jaya Management has built a new Permas Mall to attract new businesses. Permas Jaya is a popular choice for middle class professionals and business people (mainly local Chinese and Singaporeans) as well as a small number of expatriates to live in because of its strategic location between Johor Bahru and Pasir Gudang shipbuilding yards within an area with a population of more than 300,000. There is a bit of a night life and good restaurants, some with live entertainment. There are also many Chinese styled cafes as well as the Jusco Permas Jaya, which is one of the earliest Jusco branches in Johor Bahru. There is a very popular Chinese Tua Pek Kong Temple along Jalan Permas 6/6. [2]

Geography

The suburb spans over an area of 11.6 km2. [3]

Transportation

Road

The town is accessible by bus from Johor Bahru Sentral (T21, S&S 2). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profil Ahli Majlis Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru". 20 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "柔佛百万镇百万宫大伯公庙". Archived from the original on 2020-01-31. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ↑ http://jpbd.johor.gov.my/images/jpbd_DokumenTerbitan/Handbook.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. ↑ "Bus Routes in Johor Bahru". BusInterchange.net. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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