Skudai


Skudai is a suburb in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. Skudai is part of the new growth corridor of southwest Johor. Its population ranges between 160,000 and 210,000. It houses the famous mega mall - Paradigm Mall Johor, and is the headquarters of the Iskandar Puteri City Council and it is home to the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia campus.

Government

For the 2013-2018 term, the Dewan Rakyat parliamentary constituency of Gelang Patah is represented by Lim Kit Siang Democratic Action Party while the Johor State Assembly seat of Skudai is represented by Boo Cheng Hau from the Democratic Action Party, who is also the former of the Johor State legislative assembly opposition leaders.
For the 2008-2013 term, the Dewan Rakyat parliamentary constituency of Gelang Patah was represented by Tan Ah Eng of the Malaysian Chinese Association while the Johor State Assembly seat of Skudai was represented by Boo Cheng Hau from the Democratic Action Party.

Education

Universities

Skudai, which is geographically located in the center of Johor, is the shopping district of the state. It has a large number of shopping centres built around Skudai. The famous shopping mall is the Paradigm Mall which is connected to Hyatt Place. This mega mall houses a large cinema, ice skating ring, indoor skateboard park, indoor rock climbing facilities, Uniqlo, H&M, cotton on, home pro, Harvey Norman, and many many more. The other famous shopping haven is the Premium Outlet Mall JB. The other shopping centres that are in and within Skudai are Skudai Parade, AEON Taman Universiti, Tasek Sentral, The Store in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Sutera Mall in Taman Sutera Utama, U Mall in Taman Pulai Utama and Giant Hypermarket, which is situated along the Jalan Skudai.

Transportation

The area is easily accessible via CIQ or Senai Airport. It is accessible by Muafakat Bus route P-403. or Causeway Link from Johor Bahru Sentral railway station.