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2 days ago · On the coast of Johor, a southern Malaysian state connected to Singapore by causeways, in 2016 China’s largest property developer, Country Garden, unveiled Forest City, a $100 billion mega-project under the Belt and Road Initiative. At the time, China’s property boom was in full swing and developers were borrowing colossal sums to build ...
3 days ago · KUALA LUMPUR – In its latest attempt to revive Johor Bahru’s Forest City and transform it from ghost town into boom town, Malaysia’s government is seeking to gazette an island in the ...
2 days ago · Malacca City ( Malay: Bandaraya Melaka or Kota Melaka) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate.
2 days ago · According to the state government, the name George Town has long been recognised both in Malaysia and internationally, making it unnecessary to consider changing the name of Penang’s capital city. An aerial view of Penang, including the Unesco Heritage Site, is seen from Level 52 of Komtar in George Town July 19, 2022.
3 days ago · Malay Mail. KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Recently, the Penang government has had to reiterate that it will not be changing George Town’s name, amid calls for it to be restored as Tanjung Penaga. According to the state government, the name George Town has long been recognised both in Malaysia and internationally, making it unnecessary to consider ...
3 days ago · Plymouth, Montserrat is the only ghost town that is the capital of a modern political territory. It was rendered uninhabitable and evacuated in 1995, after being inundated with volcanic ash from the eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano.
3 days ago · Located in Cyberjaya, Malakat Mall was dubbed by Business Insider as a “ghost mall” back in 2022, but on July 21, 2024, it felt like any other mall on a weekend. This is likely because of the recent news that Malakat Mall would be closing down, with its last day of operations being July 31, 2024. As a response to the closure, many of the ...
