Skudai

Skudai
Skudai
Township
	Flag Official seal of Skudai Seal
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
City	Johor Bahru
Government
• Local Authority	Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru Tengah
• President	Salehuddin Hassan
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	81300
Dialling code	+607
Police	Skudai
Fire	Skudai

Skudai (also spelled Sekudai) is a town in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. Skudai is part of the new growth corridor of southwest Johor, which includes the Senai International Airport, Tanjung Pelepas Port and the proposed new administrative capital of Johor, Bandar Nusajaya. Its population ranges between 160,000 and 210,000. It is the headquarters of the Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council and it is home to the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia campus.

Skudai is located 8 km, 4 km and 16 km from Kulai, Senai and Johor Bahru city (Bandaraya) respectively.

Mas Selamat bin Kastari of the Jemaah Islamiah terrorist organisation was a most wanted fugitive who escaped from Singapore police custody. He was recaptured in the vicinity of Skudai in April 2009.^[1]

Chinese make up the majority of the population at 65%, followed by the Malays at 22%, and Indians at 12%.^[2]

Shopping

Skudai has a large catchment area, hence the sizeable number of shopping centres built around Skudai. The shopping centres that are in and within Skudai are Skudai Parade, AEON Taman Universiti, KIP Mart, Skudai Mall, The Store in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Sutera Mall in Taman Sutera Utama, U Mall in Taman Pulai Utama, Bestmart in Taman Nusa Bestari, and Giant Hypermarket, which is situated along the Jalan Skudai. The latter two shopping centres were abandoned. Skudai Plaza was abandoned due to bankruptcy attributed to poor business, while Kemayan City was abandoned during a period of economic downturn.

Food

Malay, Chinese, and Indian food is widely sold and served in restaurants and food stalls throughout the town; a large variety of food is available throughout the area. Mamak restaurants are mostly available in Taman Universiti, near the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia campus.

Primary School

SJK(C) Pu Sze
SJK(C)Kuo Kuang
SJK(C)Kuo Kuang 2
SJK(T)Taman Tun Aminah
SJK(T)Ladang Rini
SK Taman Selesa Jaya
SK Taman Skudai Baru

Schools

The secondary schools in Skudai are

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN TAMAN TUN AMINAH
SEKOLAH MENENGAH TAMAN SKUDAI BARU,
SEKOLAH MENEGAH KEBANGSAAN DAMAI JAYA
SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN TAMAN SELESA JAYA 1,
SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN TAMAN SELESA JAYA 2,
SEKOLAH MENENGAH TAMAN UNIVERSITI,
SEKOLAH MENENGAH TAMAN UNIVERSITI 2,
SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN SKUDAI,
SEKOLAH MENENGAH TAMAN DESA SKUDAI,
SEKOLAH MENENGAH TAMAN MUTIARA RINI 1,
SEKOLAH MENENGAH TAMAN MUTIARA RINI 2,
SEKOLAH MENENGAH ISLAM HIDAYAH,

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), a leading engineering university in Malaysia, has its main campus situated at Taman Universiti, 3 km from Skudai's town centre. Skudai is also home to the not-for-profit university college Southern University College.

References

[1] ttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation&file=/2009/5/9/nation/3870930

[2] ttp://undi.info/johor/n/P162-N48

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v t e Iskandar Malaysia
Districts	Kulai Johor Bahru Pontian (partial)
Key entities	Khazanah Nasional Iskandar Regional Development Authority Iskandar Investment Berhad Johor Corporation UEM Group
Local authorities	Pontian Municipal Council (MPPn) Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP) Kulai Municipal Council (MPKu) Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB) Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG)
Economic zones	Zone A: Johor Bahru City Centre Zone B: Iskandar Puteri Zone C: Western Gate Development Zone D: Eastern Gate Development Zone E: Senai-Skudai
Major towns and suburb	Johor Bahru Bandar Dato' Onn Danga Bay Johor Jaya Desa Jaya Ehsan Jaya Desa Cemerlang Puteri Wangsa Pelangi Indah Mount Austin Larkin Plentong Tampoi Tebrau Ulu Tiram Permas Jaya Iskandar Puteri Bukit Indah Forest City Gelang Patah Horizon Hills Kangkar Pulai Kota Iskandar Medini Iskandar Malaysia Skudai Taman Universiti Taman Ungku Tun Aminah Tanjung Kupang Ulu Choh Pasir Gudang Bandar Seri Alam Masai Kota Masai Sungai Tiram Tanjung Langsat Bandar Kulai Indahpura Senai Saleng Sedenak Seelong Sengkang Pekan Nanas Kukup Ayer Bemban
Major landmarks	Iskandar Coastal Bridge Iskandar Malaysia Studios Johor–Singapore Causeway Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple Johor Port Johor Premium Outlets Johor Technology Park Kempas Sentral Komtar JBCC Kota Iskandar Larkin Sentral Legoland Malaysia Malaysia–Singapore Second Link Sultan Abu Bakar Complex Mall of Medini MSC Cyberport Permas Jaya Bridge Persada Johor International Convention Centre Port of Tanjung Pelepas Senai International Airport Southern Integrated Gateway Sultan Iskandar Building JB Sentral Sungai Johor Bridge Sultan Iskandar Mosque Tanjung Piai
Infrastructure	Bukit Indah Highway Iskandar Coastal Highway Iskandar Malaysia Bus Rapid Transit Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road Johor Bahru–Pasir Gudang Elevated Expressway Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System North–South Expressway southern route Pasir Gudang Highway Johor Bahru East Coast Highway Gemas–Johor Bahru double-tracking and electrification project Second Link Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway Skudai Highway Tebrau Highway
Education	Ibrahim Sultan Polytechnic (PIS) MDIS Malaysia Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) University of Reading Malaysia Campus University of Southampton Southern University College (Southen UC)