Johor Bahru is the second largest city in Malaysia after the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. It is located on the opposite side of Singapore across a narrow channel. The two cities are connected with Johor - Singapore Causeway that is about 1km long.

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Designed by a British firm, it used to be the state secretariat building for Johor. It was completed in 1940 to be utilised as the base to attack Singapore by Japanese army in 1942.

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Malaysia has a large immigrant population. Bumiputera or Malaysian ethnic groups constitute 69% of the total population, Chinese 23%, and Indian 7%. Judging from the style of the temple, Indian migrants mostly come from Tamil Nadu.

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It used to be the city hall during the Dutch colonical period. It now houses the History and Ethnography Museum.

Melaka is an old city with many historical buildings. It is designated as a World Heritage Site.

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This is an Anglican church converted from a Dutch Reformed church.

Melaka has been strategically important as a port city facing the Malacca strait. Melaka was established in 1396 as the seat of Melaka Sultanate that controlled present-day Peninsular Malaysia and the central part of Sumatra across the strait.

It was conquered by Portuguese in 1511, by Dutch in 1641, and by British East India Company in 1826. Peninsular Malaysia became independent in 1957, and Northern Borneo (Kalimantan) was incorporated into Malaysia in 1963. Singapore dominated by Chinese immigrants left Malaysia in 1965.

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