The Johor Strait is an international strait in Southeast Asia,between Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia.
Johor Bahru,colloquially referred to as JB,is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District,Malaysia's second-largest district by population. As the second-largest national GDP-contributor among the major cities in Malaysia,it forms a part of Iskandar Malaysia,the nation's largest special economic zone,by investment value. The city has a population of 858,118 people within an area of 391.25 km2.
Iskandar Puteri is a city and the administrative capital of the state of Johor,Malaysia. It is situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula,it is also the southernmost city in Peninsular Malaysia. Together with the adjacent cities of Johor Bahru and Pasir Gudang,it is located within the Johor Bahru District,the second largest district in Malaysia by population. The 15th busiest container port in the world,Port of Tanjung Pelepas,is also located in the city.
The Southern Integrated Gateway refers to a complex at Bukit Chagar,Johor Bahru,Johor,Malaysia incorporating the city's main railway station,JB Sentral,and a customs,immigration,and quarantine complex (CIQ),the Sultan Iskandar Building,named after Almarhum Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail of Johor.
Star Search is a television show organised by Mediacorp to scout for Chinese language-speaking acting talent. The first season premiered in 1988 and has produced 12 installments since. The most recent twelfth season premiered in 2024.
Yao,also romanized as Yiu in Cantonese,is one of the most ancient Chinese surnames,the "Eight Great Xings of High Antiquity". It is also unique that,along with Jiang 姜it is still in common use in the modern day. It is listed 101st in the Hundred Family Surnames,and as the 51st most common surname in Mainland China.
Ann Kok is a Singaporean businesswoman,singer and an actress who film on an ad-hoc basis.
Zhang Yaodong is a Malaysian actor and businessman based in Singapore.
Brandon Wong is a Malaysian-Singaporean actor. He was born in Malaysia and speaks Mandarin,English,Malay and Cantonese.
The KTM West Coast railway line runs from Padang Besar close to the Malaysia–Thailand border in Perlis to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint in Singapore. It is called the West Coast railway line because it serves the West Coast states of Peninsular Malaysia. The line is owned and used entirely by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM).
Yao Chen is a Chinese actress and philanthropist. She gained popularity for her role in the sitcom My Own Swordsman (2006) and went on to star in the television series Lurk (2008),Divorce Lawyers (2014),and All Is Well (2019). Her notable film credits include Caught in the Web (2012),Firestorm (2013),Lost,Found (2018),and Send Me to the Clouds (2019).
Woodlands North MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Woodlands,Singapore. The station is the northern terminus of the Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL). It is located at the centre of Woodlands North at Woodlands North Coast Road,off Admiralty Road West,and is adjacent to Republic Polytechnic (RP). The station is envisioned to serve the Woodlands North Coast project,a mixed-use business and lifestyle precinct in the far north of the country designed by Arup and built by JTC.
The Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is an international cross-border rapid transit system that will connect Malaysia's second largest city,Johor Bahru and Woodlands,Singapore,crossing the Strait of Johor. It will consist of two stations,with the Malaysian terminus at Bukit Chagar station and the Singaporean terminus at Woodlands North station,which also interchanges with Singapore's Thomson–East Coast MRT line.
House of Fortune is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. Consists of 20 episodes,it stars Zhu Houren,Thomas Ong,Tong Bing Yu,Yao Wenlong,Ya Hui,Bonnie Loo,Shane Pow,Kym Ng &Xiang Yun as the casts of this series.
Taman Mount Austin,is an area in Johor Bahru,Johor,Malaysia. The neighborhood has a mix of residential terrace and semi-detached homes,service apartments,industrial buildings to shop-office lots. It is an area of Johor Bahru known as bustling for having many cafes,restaurants,karaoke and bubble tea shops.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Johor,Malaysia started on 25 January 2020 when three Chinese tourists from Wuhan,the source of the outbreak,was tested positive in Iskandar Puteri. As of 24 October 2021,Johor confirmed more than 210,000 cases and over 3,500 deaths. Johor ranked third in the highest number of confirmed cases among any state in Malaysia,just behind Selangor and Sarawak
Your World in Mine is a 2022 Singaporean drama series starring Huang Biren,Richie Koh,Yao Wenlong,Hong Ling,Zong Zijie and Desmond Ng. The series was broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8 from 18 July 2022 to 12 August 2022. It received generally positive critical reviews and won six awards at the Star Awards 2023,including Best Drama Serial,Best Actor for Richie Koh and Best Actress for Huang Biren.
Seow Sin Nee is a Malaysian host,actress and radio DJ who made her debut through the Mediacorp radio DJ talent competition,The Sound Makers,in 2019. Seow later went on to win the Channel 8 talent search competition,Beyond The Camera. Since then,she has appeared as a host on various shows,including the bite-sized infotainment series #JustSwipeLah and The Sheng Siong Show. She has also been cast in a number of television series,including Your World in Mine (2022) and Fix My Life (2023),and is a member of the group "4567",created by Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency,along with Jernelle Oh,Juin Teh and Gini Chang.
Ke Le,also known as Yang Guang Ke Le,is a Malaysian-Singaporean host,singer,actress and businesswoman. Born in Singapore,Lau grew up in Johor Bahru,Malaysia and started performing in the Johor Bahru getai industry at age 12. She was discovered by a Singaporean getai organiser to perform in Singapore in 2013. She entered the Singapore television scene in 2018 after finishing in the top five of the singing competition,GeTai Challenge. Since then,Lau has hosted programmes such as Curious City (2021) and appeared as a contestant on the reality show Streamers Go Live (2022). She has also starred in the Jack Neo film,Ah Girls Go Army,in 2022.
My One and Only is a 2023 Singaporean long-form drama series starring Zoe Tay,Brandon Wong,Shaun Chen,Elvin Ng,Ya Hui,Shawn Thia,Fang Rong,and Zhai Siming. It premiered on 27 July 2023,and airs every weekday at 7.30pm on Mediacorp Channel 8.
