Word: bahru
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...five years that have since passed, Mokhtar's star has soared, his rise accelerating noticeably since the departure of Daim last June after a falling out with the Prime Minister. Associates say Mokhtar's ambitions extend to nothing less than turning his adopted hometown of Johor Bahru into a second Singapore by spending millions of dollars upgrading the roads and water supply, developing every inch of the 2,000 acres on which the port sits?the goal is to double or treble current capacity?and transforming the town's airport into a major air-cargo hub. Mahathir...