Mersing Festival and Mersing Laguna

His Royal Highness the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar consent to officiate the ground-breaking ceremony of Mersing Laguna and Mersing Festival at the Dataran Pulau, Jalan Tun Dr. Ismail, Mersing. The project of Mersing Laguna with an estimated cost of 22 billion is hoped to change Mersing into a world famous tourist destination, as so as the Sultan's hope it will be. The Mersing District was founded since 1892, having precious natural resources and beautiful islands is still had yet to experience rapid development as compared to other towns in Johor.

Also present in the ceremony were Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Johor, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman and Deputy Defense Minister, Dr. Abdul Latiff Ahmad who is also the MP of Mersing.