(2000 est. pop. of state 2.6 million; 2000 est. pop. of capital city 1 million). Johor (formerly known as Johore), a state in Malaysia, lies in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, bordered by Indonesia on the southwest, Singapore on the south,...

Johor (alt. English spelling: Johore, Jawi script:جوهر) is a state of Malaysia between 1°20"N and 2°35"N. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The capital city and royal seat of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly Tanjung Puteri. The old...

Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains has forced more than 20,000 people to flee their homes in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, officials said Wednesday.Flooding was also reported in the neighboring states of Malacca and Negeri Sembilan, but the situation there was not as...

Movie pirates are spraying chemicals on their bootleg DVDs to confuse two U.S.-loaned dogs that helped Malaysian authorities sniff out nearly 1 million illegal discs, an official said Monday.The two female Labradors have been trained to detect polycarbonate chemicals used in manufacturing discs. But officials...

Two black Labradors helped Malaysian authorities find nearly 1 million illegal DVDs and CDs on Tuesday in a building where optical disc pirates hid their wares.The sniffer dogs, named Lucky and Flo, are on loan for a month from the Motion Picture Association of America,...