Going places made easy with travel engine
The Johor Baru Senai International Airport has teamed up with a Singaporean company to introduce a travel engine that allows visitors to book their flights from the airport's website.

Display of passion:Antique collector Ahmad Ali says that strong persuasive power and patience are needed to stay in the hobby. Picture shows Ahmad (centre) explaining to visitors how an antique lamp works.- By ZAZALI MUSA / THE STAR

Family in love with antiques
Strong persuasive power, passion and patience are the main characteristics of an antique collector.

Sights to behold
Yet another exciting weekend trip – this time down to Johor – reveals the wonders that are only a drive away.

Leisure and hospitality projects to boost Mersing tourism
The tourism sector in Mersing district is set to boom with the opening of new luxury hotels, resort homes, apartments and retail complexes.

Thousands of people joined in the kavadi processions and prayers as Thaipusam was celebrated at various temples in Johor Baru. Picture shows a devotee quenching the thirst of a kavadi bearer. --STARpic by ABDUL RAHMAN EMBONG

Thaipusam fervour grips JB
Thaipusam was celebrated at various temples around Johor Baru as tens of thousands of people joined in the kavadi processions and prayers.

Malaysian hospitality for Japanese students
The homestay retreat at Kampung Sri Gunung Pulai in Johor was transformed into a paradise of Japanese beauties as 180 students came to sample a taste of Malaysian village life.

Spectacular Sibu
Pulau Sibu? It’s just 15 minutes from mainland Johor but most Malaysians don’t have a clue.

New strategy for Muar hotel
The Muar Traders' Hotel here has embarked on a new marketing strategy by promoting the panoramic view of the town, the Muar River estuary and the romantic sunsets over the Malacca Straits to attract guests.

Get the village feel at Diva
If you love to sing but feel that the little rooms at karaoke centres are cramping your style, there is a new place in town for you to check out.

The height of endurance
THE unique and steep rock formation of Bukit Karang Balau near Kampuang Juara in Pulau Tioman has become a centre of attraction for young rock climbers.

Police Day carnival in Johor a hit with locals
When Mastura Mohammad was a child, her parents used to threaten her that the police would catch her if she misbehaved.

Therapeutic lure of hot spring
Apart from steam rising from the water, the Pekan Air Panas hot spring near Labis may look like a normal swimming pool. But it is believed the natural mineral water from the spring is good for those with skin problems and joints pains.

Mini world at Air Hitam’s doorstep
Visitors to the Tropical Village Resort, dubbed the Mini World, in Ayer Hitam, Johor, can walk in landscaped gardens and also view models of some of the world's famous monuments.

Historical wealth
Steeped in splendour, the Royal Abu Bakar Museum gracefully sits atop a gently sloping hill overlooking the Straits of Johor – a proud legacy left behind by the Father of Modern Johor, the late Sultan Abu Bakar.

Where nature’s way holds sway
Pulau Kukup is the largest uninhabited mangrove island in the world, and the only one in Johor waters too. Legends tell that the island was once the home for five celestial princesses.