Three Mack trucks to feature in this year's Kembara Mahkota Johor
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JOHOR BARU: The annual Kembara Mahkota Johor (KMJ) royal tour will again hit the road this Saturday.
Already in its 19th edition, the royal tour would involve a journey to 10 districts over four days and would cover a total distance of 842 km.
As in any KMJ trip, the highlight of the trip is the vehicle that Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar would be traveling on in the trip.
This year, the RM1.4 million custom made red, blue and white Mack truck from Australia, which was received by Sultan Ibrahim in January, will be be the vehicle of choice for the ruler for the trip.
Instead of one truck, the KMJ will also see the debut of two more customised Mack trucks, one embellished in an orange coloured theme while the other with a scorpion theme designed on its body.
The annual Kembara Mahkota Johor (KMJ) royal tour will again hit the road this Saturday and as in any KMJ trip, the highlight of the trip is the vehicle that Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar would be traveling on in the trip, which would be one of his Mack truck. Pix by ZAIN AHMED
It is learnt that the other two Mack trucks will be driven by Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim and Tunku Panglima Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ibrahim.
Besides the trucks, other vehicles in the entourage includes 35 Harley Davidson motorcycles, ten 4WD vehicles ferrying officials and escorted by Royal Malaysian Police along all the stops.
State secretary Datuk Ismail Karim said the annual royal tour this year has no special theme but the objectives remain the same which is to strengthen the bond between the royal institution and the Johor people in the spirit of 'Bangsa Johor, Raja dan rakyat berpisah tiada'.
"These year, the addition of the Mack trucks will make this KMJ the biggest ever held for the past 17 years," he said at the KMJ 2016 pre launch ceremony at Istana Pasir Pelangi yesterday.
Ismail said the KMJ will be flagged off at Dataran Bandaraya on May 14 and would end on May 17 at the R&R area of the Eastern Dispersal Link Highway.
"Saturday is also the day when the FA Cup final between JDT and PKNS will be played," he said.
He added should JDT win, the FA Cup would be brought to the last location on the second at the tour, which is in Taman Yayasan in Segamat, so that it can be displayed to the public.
