𝕏xSG first seen 7 d ago, last 6 d ago, peak #1

Malaysia's Forest City sits almost entirely empty

Original: A futuristic city built for 700,000 people in Malaysia is now home to less than 1% of its planned population Forest City

Forest City, a $100 billion luxury development in Johor, Malaysia, was designed to house 700,000 residents near the Singapore border. Instead, its gleaming high-rise towers and shopping streets remain largely deserted, with fewer than 1% of the planned population living there. Observers point to weak demand, restrictions on foreign buyers and the withdrawal of visa-free entry for Chinese buyers as key reasons the ambitious project failed to attract residents.

Why now: Dramatic images and footage of the near-empty megacity are circulating widely, highlighting the failure of a high-profile development project.

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• A futuristic city built for 700,000 people in Malaysia is now home to less than 1% of its planned population Forest City was designed as a luxury paradise near Singapore, but weak demand left its towering apartment blocks and streets eerily empty · interesting_aIl · 1.6K

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