Inside Malaysia's Failed $100 Billion GHOST CITY (shocking)
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Published 2024-04-12
It's unbelievable what's happening here, in this abandoned ghost town in Malaysia. Forest City was funded by building consortium Country Garden from China, this 'futuristic city' cost over $100 billion USD, but since it was completed, things haven't gone to plan, and ultimately, it seems this Chinese utopia on the edge of Singapore, may have failed. After reading about this place online, we knew we had to fly to Malaysia to find out what is really happening here! All the background information, how this happened and why no one wants to live in this city are this video.
This was a really crazy video to make, and creepy place to investigate, but was incredibly interesting and despite some real ghost town vibes, we are happy we made it. And on that note, without further ado, enjoy!
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Inside China's Failed $100 Billion GHOST CIT
All Comments (21)
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Hope you enjoyed this slightly different video! π§ Would you like a long weekend in the ghost town of Malaysia? πβ€οΈ
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This reminds me of the set of a post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie. It looks creepy, intriguing and oddly beautiful. The foliage is gorgeous. The black mold and the crocodiles though, make the place a hard pass for me.
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How Ironic ... "Forest City" actually becoming a forest / jungle.
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Itβs in Malaysia. The Chinese government instated strict currency controls and the Malaysian government was reluctant to let Chinese buy apartments.
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Reminds me a bit of the London Docklands area back in the day, huge hype then financial crash and developers struggling to sell the flats. Today the Docklands is full and buzzing.
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Imagine you are a streamer who works from home and live here..... it's like a dream
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My dad has an apartment unit here. Its not as bad as the video made it out to be. We are not from Malaysia but from Indonesia, we do use this place as a second home so rarely here but we maintain it well. Currently we are staying here for midterm stay. But most of the units arent purchased by malaysians and act as a second home thus not many people stay here long term. But they do have a functioning school that is attended by child of parents living here. And the residents constitutes of mostly foreigners. In my floor out of the 8 units 5 are resided and renovated but the other 3 is sold out but the owners never did anything to them as they are not from here. In my building there are Koreans, Chinese and Indonesians staying here. Its actually quite lovely and lively. We stay at ataraxia park 1 overlooking a swimming pool and its used daily by the residents almost all the time with minimum occupancy so you can enjoy the pool to your group if you time accordingly. The tennis courts and basketball courts are daily used too. Facilities are complete and whats great is due to the place not being so crowded the air is always great, barely any pollution. So if you like a modern atmosphere but want to do a getaway I think this place is the best of both worlds. The only downside i would say is that you need a car here as public transport to the downtown are of Johor is not frequent and its quite a ways away. But if you commute to singapore itll take you to the heart of singapore in 45 mins driving during non rush hour times.
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This place is gonna be poppin in 10-20 yrs.
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No annoying neighbours. Just the birds and beauty. Maybe not a bad investment or place to live.
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I'm in Forest City right now. It's quite empty but the non-tourist occupancy rate is rising. But for a place which is built for tourists, I find it ironic I kept being approached by security guards and told not to film in the buildings. Its a very irritating experience.
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Turns out iβm in need of a house to live in as i live on the brink of homelessness in Australia and i would be happy to live in that beautiful place with anyone. just thought i might put it out there, just send us some keys and i will move a couple boxes pronto. that place looked SO NICE π
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It's built on land owned by the Sultan of Johor also currently the king of Malaysia...there's talk that the proposed high speed rail station will be diverted to Forest City
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That is so fascinating, but, yes, surreal! It has such potential and really is a nice idea.
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One of the best yet!!! Thank you guys.
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Truly fascinating! Thank you both for sharing.
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What a weird place. Definitely very odd vibes. As you say more questions than answers. As always thanks for the insight. β€
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I don't see a future for this apartment complex.
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Wow that is mental...so interesting brilliant video
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Great vid very strange to see this place thanks for this last weeks vlogg wa good also ππ
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Looks great, I'd live there. If someone was willing to spend the money, I bet they could make it work. Drop prices, turn half of it into hotels, make it a tourist destination instead of a residential area.
