Since the 1990s, the urban expansion of Johor Bahru has ended Ulu Tiram's relative isolation and it is now one of the fastest growing suburbs of the city as part of the Tebrau growth corridor. The town hosts a taxi depot which ferries people around Johor as well as to Johor Bahru. The taxi depot hosts a small shopping complex. The town is of little interest; markets and shophouses selling various provisions and accessories constitutes much of the town. The town also hosts a small housing and industrial estate.
Today's Mall Ulu Tiram is a 3-storey fully air-con contemporary shopping center, covering almost land. Its gross built up area is approximately. It’s also worth mentioning that this premise provides more than 1,000 free parking spaces, with 24 hours security, made up of 250 shop lots, and areas designated for exhibition, promotion, kiosks, booths, etc. Today's Mall also houses the first 3D cinema in Johor Bahru.
Tiram Indoor Water Park covers about and is proudly the first water theme park in a shopping complex in Johor. It can entertain up to 1000 people at one time. The Indoor water theme park which took 6 month to construct cost about RM4 million and is positioned in the ground floor of Today’s Mall, Ulu Tiram and started its operation last August.
Tiram Mart
Tiram Mart is a single level hypermarket located in the Town Centre of Ulu Tiram and is attached with the newly completed McDonald's 24-hour Drive-Thru Restaurant. The total built up area of Tiram Mart is. with a combination of a wet and dry marketconsisting of around 150 retail shops and kiosks under one roof. A total of 1,000 free car parks are available in the Tiram Mart compound.
Sanctuary Memorial Park, an upcoming privately owned memorial park is located just besides the Ulu Tiram town centre. With a journey taking only approximately 25 minutes from Johor Bahru, it is the nearest privately own memorial park from Johor Bahru. Situated on top of a hill, set in a tranquil environment, Sanctuary Memorial Park provides a serene final resting place for one's departed loved ones. Sanctuary Memorial Park caters to the diverse needs of a large section of the population. There are burial plots and urn compartments for Buddhist, Taoist, Catholics, Christians and free-thinkers. It's the only private memorial park operator in Johor that provides a dedicated burial area for Catholics and Christians to house their departed loved ones.
