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As of match played 17 May 2016 .
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As of match played 15 November 2011 .
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As of match played 15 November 2011 . England score listed first , score column indicates score after each Bent goal .
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Individual
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Charlton Athletic Player of the Year : 2005 – 06
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Sunderland Player of the Year : 2009 – 10
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= Johor Bahru =
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Johor Bahru ( Malaysian pronunciation : [ <unk> ] , formerly known as Tanjung Puteri or Iskandar Puteri in the Malay language , is the capital of the state of Johor , Malaysia . As of the 2010 Malaysian census , Johor Bahru has a population of 497 @,@ 067 and it is the country 's second largest city and the southernmost city in the Malay Peninsula . Johor Bahru is connected to Singapore through Johor – Singapore Causeway .
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Johor Bahru was founded in 1855 as Iskandar Puteri when the Sultanate of Johor came under the influence of Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim . It was administered from Telok Blangah in Singapore . The area gradually developed into an agricultural centre when the Chinese and the Javanese migrated into the area . The area was renamed " Johor Bahru " in 1862 and became the capital of the Sultanate when the Sultanate administration centre was moved there from Telok Blangah in Singapore . During the reign of Sultan Abu Bakar , there was development and modernisation within the city ; with the construction of administrative buildings , schools , religious buildings , and railways connecting to Singapore . During World War II , the Japanese used the Istana Bukit Serene as their main base to launch a final attack on the last British stronghold in Singapore . Johor Bahru was occupied by the Japanese forces from 1942 to 1945 . After the war , Johor was administered as part of the Unfederated Malay States and Johor Bahru remained as its capital . Johor Bahru became the cradle of Malay nationalism after the war and gave birth to a political party named United Malays National Organisation ( UMNO ) in 1946 . After the formation of Malaysia in 1963 , Johor Bahru retained its status as state capital and was granted city status in 1994 . Central business district was developed in the city centre during the 1990s . More development funds were channelled to the city after the introduction of Iskandar Malaysia in 2006 .
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Johor Bahru is the economic centre for the state of Johor . The economy of Johor Bahru is also influenced by Singapore because of large number of Singaporean people visiting here . There is also a large number of city 's residents working in Singapore . The Johor Port , which is located in the Johor Bahru metropolitan area , is one of the country 's major seaports . Sultanah Aminah Hospital is the largest hospital in the state . Among the tourist attractions around Johor Bahru are : Grand Palace , Chinese Heritage Museum , Johor Art Gallery , Sultan Ibrahim Building , Johor Bahru railway station , Danga Bay , Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru , Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque and Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple .
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= = Etymology = =
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The present area of Johor Bahru was originally known as Tanjung Puteri , and was a fishing village of the Malays located near Singapore . Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim then renamed Tanjung Puteri to Iskandar Puteri once he arrived in the area in 1858 after acquiring the territory from Sultan Ali ; before it was renamed Johor Bahru by Sultan Abu Bakar following the Temenggong 's death . ( The suffix " Bahru " means " new " in Malay , normally written " baru " in standard spelling today but appearing with several variants in place names , such as Kota Bharu and Indonesian Pekanbaru . ) The British preferred to spell its name as Johore Bahru or Johore Bharu , but the current accepted western spelling is Johor Bahru , as Johore is only spelt Johor ( without the letter " e " at the end of the word ) in Malay language . The city is currently spelled as Johor Baru or Johor <unk> .
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The city was also once known as " Little Swatow ( Shantou ) " by the Chinese community in Johor Bahru , as most of Johor Bahru 's Chinese residents are Teochew people whose ancestry can be traced back to Shantou , China . They arrived in the mid @-@ 1800s , during the reign of Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim .
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= = History = =
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Due to a dispute between the Malays and the Bugis , the Johor @-@ Riau Empire was split on 1819 with the mainland Johor Sultanate came under the controls of Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim while the Riau @-@ Lingga Sultanate came under the control of the Bugis . The Temenggong intends to create a new administration centre for the Johor Sultanate to create a dynasty under the entity of Temenggong . As the Temenggong already has a close relationship with the British and the British intends to have control over trade activities in Singapore , a treaty was signed between Sultan Ali and Temenggong Ibrahim in Singapore on 10 March 1855 . According to the treaty , Ali will be crowned as the Sultan of Johor and receive $ 5 @,@ 000 ( in Spanish dollars ) with an allowance of $ 500 per month . In return , Ali was required to cede the sovereignty of the territory of Johor ( except Kesang of Muar which would be the only territory under his control ) to Temenggong Ibrahim . When both sides agreed on Temenggong acquiring the territory , he renamed it Iskandar Puteri and began to administer it from Telok Blangah in Singapore . As the area was still an undeveloped jungle , Temenggong encouraged the migration of Chinese and Javanese to clear the land and to develop an agricultural economy in Johor . The Chinese planted the area with black pepper and gambier , while the Javanese dug <unk> ( canals ) to drain water from the land , build roads and plant coconuts . During this time , a Chinese businessman , pepper and gambier cultivator , Wong Ah Fook arrived ; at the same time , Kangchu and Javanese labour contract systems was introduced by the Chinese and Javanese communities . After Temenggong 's death on 31 January 1862 , the town was renamed " Johor Bahru " and his position was succeeded by his son , Abu Bakar with the administration centre in Telok Blangah being moved to the area in 1889 .
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In the first phase of Abu Bakar 's administration , the British only recognised him as a maharaja rather than a sultan . In 1855 , the British Colonial Office start to recognise his status as a Sultan after he met Queen Victoria . He managed to regain Kesang territory for Johor after a civil war with the aid of British forces and he boosted the town 's infrastructure and agricultural economy . Infrastructure such as the State Mosque and Royal Palace was built with the aid of Wong Ah Fook , who had become a close patron for the Sultan since his migration during the Temenggong reign . As the Johor @-@ British relationship improved , Abu Bakar also set up his administration under a British style and implemented a constitution known as Undang @-@ undang <unk> Negeri Johor ( Johor State Constitution ) . Although the British have long became the adviser for the Sultanate of Johor , the Sultanate never came under direct colonial rule of the British . The direct colonial rule only came into effect when the status of the adviser was elevated to a status similar to that of a Resident in the Federated Malay States ( FMS ) during the reign of Sultan Ibrahim in 1904 . In Johor Bahru , the Malay Peninsula railway extension was completed in 1909 , and the completion of the Johor – Singapore Causeway , a causeway in 1923 that linked the railway and road systems between Singapore and the Malay Peninsula . Johor Bahru developed at a modest rate between the First and Second World Wars . The secretariat building — Sultan Ibrahim Building — was completed in 1940 as the British colonial government attempted to streamline the state 's administration .
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= = = World War II = = =
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The continuous development of Johor Bahru was , however , halted when the Japanese under General Tomoyuki Yamashita invaded the town on 31 January 1942 . As the Japanese had reached northwest Johor by 15 January , they easily captured major towns of Johor such of Batu Pahat , Yong Peng , Kluang and Ayer Hitam . The British and other Allied forces were forced to retreat towards Johor Bahru ; however , following a further series of bombings by the Japanese on 29 January , the British retreated to Singapore and blew up the causeway the following day as a final attempt to stop the Japanese advancement in British Malaya . The Japanese then used the Sultan 's residence of Istana Bukit Serene located in the town as their main temporary base for their future initial plans to conquest Singapore while waiting to reconnect the causeway . The Japanese chose the palace as their main base because they already knew the British would not dare to attack it as this would harm their close relationship with Johor .
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In less than a month , the Japanese repaired the causeway and invaded the Singapore island easily . Soon after the war ended in 1946 , the town became the main hotspot for Malay nationalism in Malaya . Onn Jaafar , a local Malay politician who later became the Menteri Besar of Johor , formed the United Malay National Organisation party on 11 May 1946 when the Malays expressed their widespread disenchantment over the British government 's action for granting citizenship laws to non @-@ Malays in the proposed states of the Malayan Union . An agreement over the policy was then reached in the town with Malays agreeing with the dominance of economy by the non @-@ Malays and the Malays ' dominance in political matters being agreed upon by non @-@ Malays . Racial conflict between the Malay and non @-@ Malays , especially the Chinese , is being provoked continuously since the Malayan Emergency .
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= = = Post @-@ independence = = =
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When the Federation of Malaya , together with North Borneo , Sarawak and Singapore formed the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 , Johor Bahru continued as the state capital and more development was carried out , with the town 's expansion and the construction of more new townships and industrial estates . The Indonesian confrontation did not directly affect Johor Bahru as the main Indonesian landing point in Johor was in Labis . There is only one active Indonesian spy organisation in the town , known as Gerakan <unk> Melayu Indonesia ( <unk> ) . They frequently engaged with the Indonesian communities living there to contribute information for Indonesian commandos until the bombing of the MacDonald House in Singapore in 1965 . By the early 1990s , the town had considerably expanded in size , and was officially granted a city status on 1 January 1994 . Johor Bahru City Council was formed and the city 's current main square , Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru , was constructed to commemorate the event . A central business district was developed in the centre of the city from the mid @-@ 1990s in the area around Wong Ah Fook Street and the Johor – Singapore Causeway . The state and federal government channelled considerable funds for the development of the city — particularly more so after 2006 , when the Iskandar Malaysia was formed .
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= = Capital city = =
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As the capital city of Johor , the city plays an important role in the economic welfare of the population of the entire state . There is one member of parliament ( MP ) representing the single parliamentary constituency ( <unk> ) in the city . The city also elects two representatives to the state legislature from the state assembly districts of Tanjong Puteri and <unk> .
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= = = Local authority and city definition = = =
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The city is administered by the Johor Bahru City Council . The current mayor as of March 2016 is Haji A. Rahim Haji Nin , who took over from Dato ' Haji Abdul Rahman Mohamed <unk> on 16 August 2015 . Johor Bahru obtained city status on 1 January 1994 . The area under the jurisdiction of the Johor Bahru City Council includes Central District , <unk> Tebrau , <unk> , Larkin , <unk> , <unk> Jaya , Mount Austin , Pandan , Pasir Pelangi , Pelangi , Permas Jaya , <unk> , <unk> , <unk> Utara and Tebrau . This covers an area of 220 square kilometres ( 85 sq mi ) .
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= = Geography = =
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Johor Bahru is located along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia . It is the southernmost city in the Malay Peninsula . Originally , the city area was only 12 @.@ 12 km2 ( 4 @.@ 68 sq mi ) in 1933 before been expanded to over 220 km2 ( 85 sq mi ) in 2000 . Mount Pulai , which stand at 654 metres ( 2 @,@ 146 ft ) above sea level , is located 19 km ( 12 mi ) from the city centre .
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The city has an equatorial climate with consistent temperatures , a considerable amount of rain , and high humidity throughout the course of the year . Temperatures range from 25 @.@ 5 ° C ( 77 @.@ 9 ° F ) to 27 @.@ 8 ° C ( 82 @.@ 0 ° F ) with an annual rainfall of around 2 @,@ 000 mm ( 79 in ) , mostly from November until February . Although the climate is relatively uniform , it can change through the monsoon seasons with variation of wind speeds and direction , cloudiness , and wet and dry seasons throughout the year . There are two monsoon periods every year , the first one happens between December and February , and is known as north @-@ east Monsoon . It is characterised by heavy rains and winds from the north @-@ east . The second one is the south @-@ west Monsoon , characterised by relative dryness with winds driven from the south and south @-@ west . It occurs between June and August . There are two inter @-@ Monsoon periods from March to May and from September to November , which are relatively calm with less rain and weaker winds .
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= = Demography = =
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Johor Bahru has an official demonym where people are commonly referred to as " Johor <unk> " . The terms " J.B @-@ ites " and " J.B @-@ <unk> " have also been used to a limited extent . People from Johor are called Johoreans .
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= = = Ethnicity and religion = = =
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The Malaysian Census in 2010 reported the population of Johor Bahru as 497 @,@ 067 . This makes it the country 's second largest city . The city 's population today is a mixture of three main <unk> Malays , Chinese and <unk> along with other <unk> . Malays comprise the majority of the population at 240 @,@ 323 , followed by Chinese totalling 172 @,@ 609 , Indians totalling 33 @,@ 319 and others totalling 2 @,@ 957 . Non @-@ Malaysian citizens form a population of 42 @,@ 585 . Most of the Malays are chiefly descended from Riau Malay and Javanese people including significant minorities of ethnic Buginese and ethnic <unk> among the majority ethnic Malay population . The Chinese mainly are from the majority Teochew , Hoklo , Hainanese and Hakka dialect groups , while the Indian community mainly consist of Tamils together with significant populations of Malayalees , Telugus and Sikh Punjabis .
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= = = Languages = = =
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The local ethnic Malays speak the Malay language , while the language primarily spoken by the local Chinese is Mandarin Chinese . The Chinese community is represented by several dialect groups : Teochew , Hainanese , Hakka and Hokkien . The Indian community mainly speaks Tamil , Malayalam , Telugu and Punjabi . The English language ( or <unk> ) is also used considerably , albeit more so among the older generation , who have attended school during the British rule .
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= = Economy = =
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Johor Bahru is one of the fastest @-@ growing cities in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur . It is the main commercial centre for Johor and is located in the Indonesia – Malaysia – Singapore Growth Triangle . Tertiary @-@ based industry dominates the economy with thousands of Singaporeans and Indonesians and other international tourists visiting the city . It is the centre of financial services , commerce and retail , arts and culture , hospitality , urban tourism , plastic manufacturing , electrical and electronics and food processing . The city has a very close economic relationship with Singapore as many Singaporeans frequently visit for shopping , entertainment , and dining which increase the city income with the stronger Singapore dollar ; some Singaporeans have also chosen to live in the city . Due to this , Johor Bahru 's retail scene was continuously developed to meet the needs of its consumers . The main shopping districts are located within the city , with a number of large shopping malls located in the suburbs . A large numbers of the city 's residents work in Singapore , where the salaries are higher than in Malaysia . The presence of Singaporean and Chinese @-@ owned companies were also significant , with China being the fifth largest investor in Iskandar Malaysia after Singapore , the United States , Spain and Japan as of September 2014 . In 2014 , the sudden change of weekend rest days to Friday and Saturday from Saturday and Sunday by the Sultan of Johor had a relatively small impact to the city economy , with business especially affected . However , it boosted the tourism industry as the holidays would be able to start earlier on Sunday , attracting more tourists from Singapore . Johor Bahru is the location of numerous conferences , congress and trade fairs , such as the Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Housing and the World Islamic Economic Forum . The city is the first in Malaysia to practise a low @-@ carbon economy .
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= = Transportation = =
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The internal roads linking different parts of the city are mostly federal roads constructed and maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department . There are five major highways linking the Johor Bahru Central Business District to outlying suburbs : Tebrau Highway and Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway in the northeast , Skudai Highway in the northwest , Iskandar Coastal Highway in the west and Johor Bahru East Coast Highway in the east . Pasir Gudang Highway and the connecting Johor Bahru Parkway cross Tebrau Highway and Skudai Highway , which serve as the middle ring road of the metropolitan area . The Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road , which connects with the Sultan Iskandar customs complex , aids in controlling the traffic in and around the central business district . Access to the national expressway is provided through the North @-@ South Expressway and Senai @-@ <unk> Expressway . The Johor @-@ Singapore Causeway links the city to Woodlands , Singapore with a six @-@ lane road and a railway line terminating at the Southern Integrated Gateway . The Malaysia @-@ Singapore Second Link , located west of the metropolitan area , was constructed in 1997 to alleviate congestion on the Causeway . It is linked directly to the Second Link Expressway . Further expansion of other major highways in the city were currently in the process to improve the city road connection .
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= = = = Public transportation = = = =
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Larkin Sentral , located 5 kilometres ( 3 @.@ 1 mi ) northwest of the city centre , has direct bus services to and from many destinations in West Malaysia , southern Thailand and Singapore . Two types of taxis operate in the city ; the main taxi is either in red and yellow , blue , green or red while the larger , less common type is known as a limousine taxi , which is more comfortable but expensive . Most taxis in the city do not use their meter . The Johor Bahru Sentral railway station serves train services to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore . In 2015 , a new shuttle train service operated by <unk> Tanah Melayu ( KTM ) was launched providing transport to Woodlands in Singapore .
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The city is served by Senai International Airport located at the neighbouring Senai town . Five airlines , AirAsia , Firefly , Malaysia Airlines , Malindo Air and Xpress Air , provide flights internationally and domestically . The city is also supposedly to become the main hub for a newly formed airline called <unk> in October 2015 but were postponed due to certain issues surrounding the airline .
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Johor Port is located on the eastern side of the metropolitan area in the industrial area of Pasir Gudang . It is one of the country 's most important seaports for commodities and mineral resources shipping , as Johor is home to a large number of major commercial plantations . The port is also the location of the majority of Malaysia 's resources refineries . The Port of Tanjung Pelepas , which ranks as Malaysia 's largest container port since 2004 lies in the western side of the metropolitan area . It is the 19th busiest container port in the world as of 2013 . Singapore 's seaports serve Johor Bahru 's transportation and logistics needs as they are less than an hour 's drive from the city . Boat services are also available to ports in Sumatra .
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= = Other utilities = =
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