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Taman Molek is a town located in Taman MolekJohor Bahru,Johor,Malaysia.[1] It was developed by Pelangi Berhad Group in the 1990s and now become a mini commercial centre with several major bank branches:Standard Chartered,HSBC,Al-Rajhi Bank,Kuwait Finance House,Royal Bank of Scotland,OCBC,UOB,RHB Bank,EON,Maybank,Hwang-DBS Investments,PMB Investment Berhad. It is surrounded byTaman Johor Jaya,Taman Redang,Taman Desa Harmoni,Taman Saujana,Taman Seri Molek Perdana and is adjacent to two major golf courses,Ponderosa Golf and Country Resort and theDaiman 18 Golf and Country Resort. It has become more popular as a commercial and residential area and with a direct link toJohor Bahru slated to open soon. It is also close to the Tebrau-Plentong corridor which is seeing tremendous growth and also many high-end developments such as waterfront and marina type projects along with hotels and more commercial areas set to come in future.
A little known fact about Taman Molek is that for about half century it was the site of the main transmitting station of theBBC or British Broadcasting Corporation in the Far East – known locally as BBC Tebrau – before this was relocated toSingapore. In the old days theMasai Trunk Road was popularly known as theBBC Road.
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