I Visited a Failed $100 Billion Dollar Ghost City
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- I Visited a Failed Chinese Built $100,000,000,000 Mega project dubbed as a Ghost City..
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To be honest bro out of that room service menu.. the club sandwich sounded good
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
It was abandoned due to US pressure on Malaysia
I think Linda wanted to love you long time😅
@@adolft_official best explains it, cos it seems some of the buildings & apartments are ready for usage
Thats a paradise city to live for introverts! So green, near the water, no neighbours
Bingo! I'd love a place where it's overbuilt but empty!
Its brilliant. Brings back CV19 lockdown vibes.
Yes please...
I'd love it here 🔥🔥
It’s not green at all. It’s a mass of concrete towers.
bro remembered his youtube password
for real
Maybe one day JMX will remember his password as well
@@benmorris please upload more you re vids are goated
Bro got a sponsor you mean 😂
Letsss goooo
That place looks like paradise for people with remote jobs
At 300 USD per month for a big apartment, sounds ideal.
Or retirees
@@pateksla Oh HELL yea! Lol I seriously think I might have to go check that out.
Are there still people who believe this is build and abandoned like . . . oops sorry, my mistake?!
Linda definitely took you to the Chinese restaurant she owns, genius
Yeah but cash only so no sale. Not so genius.
@@truesouth4784 bet your fun😂
😂😂
Shanghai tea house scam
@Undercoverbat95Stop pushing your religion onto everybody.
“Bro I did not expect this to be so nice” he says to a camera that he’s had to walk through the room to put down 😂😂
11.26 when he puts the camera down and catches himself on camera tipping the bike over. For some added slapstick comedy vibes. 😂
bro I just laugh at that part
@@ferdinandtuganomakes one wonder about the ear plugs in the elevator.
@@TheBooban Yeah that one is sketchy as hell, most probably on purpose.
Linda is his wife...not a random stranger.
I love how the camera is already inside the hotel room and you have to act surprised to see it for the first time. Haha
? Corny ah comment
Acting skills are perfect
Just a CCP shill
You are good prosecutor 👍👍
Thought that too. He might have instructed the staffs or his team to place a camera ahead of time so he can show it on the video like he did.
Ok sold, a city where no one is there. That's a dream place to live. Loving this investigative journalist you're becoming Ben.
As long as you are okay with expensive groceries/restaurants and lack of basic services, you are good to go.
I know right? An introvert vivid dream .
also the lack of jobs
@@nntflow7058 I will move there no worry, At least I don't need to see people around me anymore lol😂😂
@@AlisonVella You could move to many different small malaysian town around the area for fraction of the price.
Why would you get scammed like that 😂😂
This City was built with Chinese mainlanders in mind, not for the local people (most of us can't afford it). Even the sign was written in Chinese.
Give the houses to Rohingya refugees
Props to your government who stopped it in time. Lol rather they used them
For those that don’t know, it’s corruption to hide their corrupt money from the CCP. Funny everybody on the ground knows this as common knowledge, but google, the internet, youtubers are like uh?
It's very twisted.
Chinese companies do not build in Malaysia without the approval of the Malaysian government.
@@ozbekfahri the malaysian government stopped them? what are you talking about.
I’m Malaysian and I go to Forest City very often for golf! It’s always fully booked and you need to book in advance! The side that is shown in the media is the depressing side which no doubt gives off abandoned vibes. But on the flip side, there are plenty of people there as well
That's kind of the big problem, the developers made most of their money from building, selling and maintaining the residential properties. All those entertainment venues only made up small percentages of their revenue.
This is why you cannot trust social media and all these so called news. As a foreigner now local. I've lived in Iskandar Puteri for the past 11 years and I watched Forest City being built. I followed the story for years because I was looking forward to the completion of this project bringing in investor and boosting tourism in the surrounding area. What killed this project was greed by the Malaysian government. Something like this would not have happened in America or other western countries. It was a scam to attract 72 billions of investment from the Chinese. Once the money was in and the project was half completed. The Malaysian government changed the policy and banned foreigner from buying units in Forest City. Everything collapse at that point as the value of the properties dropped more than 80%. Let's me put it this way. Developer Esplanade Danga 88 was working with the Malaysian government to lure the Chinese Country Garden developers. Other neighboring countries need to learn from this. Although i dont feel back for the Chinese, it's their own stupidity for falling into this trap without any insurance.
Don't be delusional 🤣
Oooooh
@@LC-zi8jw Don't be obtuse
Ok we all gonna act like we didn't see the "Danger Crocodile No Swimming" sign on the beach.
....what?!
I literally paused the video when I saw it, to let it sink in. You mean to tell me that I would spend so much to live in that city and I can't even swim in the ocean or wade out waist deep without the potential of being dragged into a death roll.Hard pass.
Ikr, I had to double take, like Leo from that meme, then rewind and pause. 😂
Well no wonder it’s empty 😂
I suppose that is one reason there are so many pools.
The world doesn't need more places for the ultra rich to live.
Wanker.dont go to australia
Exactly. Especially when they only live in those place from time to time when they feel for it leaving the houses to be empty which other people would have used literally to save their lives.
Your comment is very true. The world needs affordable housing. I don’t understand what is wrong with humanity.
@@kws1704 I know I'm in the minority, but I don't think it should be legal to use residential property/land as an investment. If you own land/property, that should be where you sleep at night.
I firmly believe that land as an investment, is a huge reason why so many people can't afford homes today, and are forced to be at the mercy of the landlords they rent from.
@tizodd6 I agree.
Being a landlord is an easy job and the govt could own excess property for rentals. Long term tenants could pay for renovations, or prices could include renovation costs like with private market.
As an architecture student i LOVED this video.. i didnt even know this place existed and in my opinion the vision and architecture is gorgeous, such a shame it is a ghost town. With more people there i could see myself living there. The concept is nice and especially I was amazed by the model of the city. I cant fathom all the hours of work lost of architects, structure engineers and all people that had something to do with it.. its really sad but hopefully we can all take examples and learn for the future !!! loved the vid my man
PS u got to come to Slovakia i know it didnt work out last vid but i would love for u to see my country and its beauties.. I can show u around Košice if u want :) the flights from London cost like 20pounds
The concept is so AMAZING this truly looks like future city
As an architecture student, how did you not know this place existed? There are hundreds of videos on it, one of the worlds biggest projects.
With a projected population of almost 1M, as a budding Architect, how would you envision transportation around the City,
and do you think their 2-lane roads are sufficiently adequate? And if not, how would you solve this? (Thesis?)
Nem szellem város 🤨 Ne higgyétek el mindig ami a neten van.
@@danieldumas7361 yeah, this was my concern when I looked at this city in Google Earth. Lots of cul-de-sacs, zero mass transit. A true definition of an enclave. Which, could work, but I don't see it becoming self-sustainable in the near future.
As it turns out, Linda is the owner of that Chinese restaurant. 😁
she's the life guard of the $20 pool too on weekends, or/and the dj poolside too ?
I live here in Johor Bahru, literally drive past this place everyday to the office but yet to explore! Really giving me an insight here and I think I’ll making the trip this weekend 😂
Bro go there!
The thing that can be appreciated here is that most mega projects never make it out of the blueprints. These guys actually managed to materialize their idea. It's a cool place to live in. Thanks for sharing, and cheers!
So true, it's surreal seeing a project come to life like this
But the irony is even the abandoned cities in East Asia/SEA is much nicer, safer, cleaner than Tower Hamlets in London
Who would have thought that cities built for Rich people are well kept. Mind Blowing!
I'm sure Beverly Hills isn't well kept.
so, what you are saying is that a city with no one living in it is safer than a city with millions living in it ? are you a bit thick or something ? Whats even ironic about that ?
Why wouldn't it be? it's new and nobody lives there
@@ian_r125Actually, there are 9000 more residents living in the city according to the official data.
@@alfredwong6336 Omg 9k people in a big city? I have 9k people living on the same street as me.
you are giving out a false narrative, a lot of people from Malasiya would like to live there but are restricted from doing so, the project was meant for strangers and westerners to buy and live there and attract a lot of tourists, that is the main reason it is so empty
Lol they got tricked by Chinese like the Africans
Make a video on it then
While it is true for foreign investments, there are locals staying there as well.
Why are they restricted?
@@blobby.the.fat.dinosaur because it was built for foreign investment.
great to see you back Ben I truly miss your videos they are therapy to me .
Looks way better than most American cities.
Even an empty city is better maintained.
Forest City in Johor Bahru failed for a few simple reasons; the first being that the entire development’s success was hinged upon one particular demographic group; wealthy middle class families and investors from China. From 2020 onwards, the Chinese government began cracking down hard on their own middle class bringing money out of the country, which meant that a lot of people who would have become Forest City buyers couldn’t complete on their transactions. In addition, those Chinese people who could bring their money out of the country through illicit channels or corruption didn’t view developments like Forest City as a good choice; many simply went into the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore for property instead.
The forrest city is developed to accommodate people of china to move and live in this country....not designed for local people....
What about asylum seekers?
the chinese economy is in free fall-why price out the local market??
Give the houses to Rohingya refugees
@@millevenon5853Everyone around the globe is tired of refugees. Just stay where you are.
@@burlhorse61 free fall hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣
Please men, wake up.
I think investors should always put their cash to work, especially In 2024, we'll start to see more market diversification. I'm hoping to invest about $350k of my savings in stocks against next year. Hope to make millions in 2024
Since risk is at an all-time high right now, perhaps you should be a little more patient and return when it has decreased. Alternatively, you can consult a trained financial expert for strategy.
Yes true, I have been in touch with a brokerage Advisor. With an initial starting reserve of $80k, my advisor chooses the entry and exit commands for my portfolio, which has grown to approximately $550k.
I’ve been looking to switch to an advisor for a while now. Any help pointing me to who your advisor is?
Just research the name ""Angela Lynn Shilling."" You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment...!!.
I searched for her full name online, found her page, and sent an email to schedule a meeting. Hopefully, she responds soon. Thank you..
Chinese people have limited options as to where they can invest so many bought apartments in the hope of renting out. But a city needs an economic rationale and Forest City does not have one
This is exactly the kind of place I want to be in right now.
Give me a dog, 10 kg of weed, food, my phone, and I’ll be good forever
Hi Ben! Awesome video. Was here recently also.
Just some clarifications:
1. There are many hotels there, not just 1.
2. The main reason this project has struggled/paused is because of the 1MDB scandal. So a lot of this money for this project was stolen or dried up when the scandal came to light.
the real reason is Mahathir ended the residency program, which means the targeted Chinese buyer has no reason to buy a house in Malaysia anymore since they wouldn't be allow to stay.
The government has plan to revive the place by making it a special financial zone and duty free area plus there will be an LRT station linking to Singapore in the future
You sure there will be an LRT station linking to the RTS linkway to Singapore? When did the Malaysia or johor Government announced this news? Singapore definitely did not state any news on this too. Please show me evidence that an LRT station will be built?
Place actually looks decent as an introvert I would live there in a heartbeat for me at least
Without collecting fees from enough owners it will be hard to keep it’s so well maintained.
ive been there several times, lovely place. I recommend visiting if you want beautiful cheap and peaceful getaway, lego land nearby, puturi harbor, singapore. its perfect!
Thanks for the video. Hope all is well, Ben!
This gives me dead island vibes
12:00 that stare case is just a prop for people to take photos sitting on them. It's a pretty common thing around this part of the world.
I would love to see more city’s like this that actually are a success and lots of people live in
Dubai. It was mostly an empty desert in 1990. Google the images.
So surprised to see you on my Home page, subscribed to you few years ago & ain't seen a video since. Seeing it on my FYP put a smile on my face no cap, Hope u can carry on making content like this brother
I was born and raised in Southern California by the beach. After getting married and having our first child we moved to Saline, Michigan for a slower paced life with fewer people surrounding us. 27 years and two more children later my husband and I still love it here! We don't even care to visit CA anymore because it's so over crowded and so expensive. By the time we get home we need a vacation from our vacation because it was so much work just to get around and visit family. Even though we love it here we would move to Forest City in a heartbeat! My husband and I are both 53 and dream about leaving the United States....now I know exactly where to go!😁🙏 Excellent video, bravo!👏 Thank you!🤟
Why are we talking about (dissing) California here? This means you are insecure about Michigan. Enjoy the cold, the bugs, and recently, lots of tornados.
@@dzerres it's probably a bot
Michigan is freezing cold and generally not a nice place to live. California has some beautiful parts, but overall way too expensive. Florida is perfect
@@JJ-ty9stto each his own. Florida is a miserable place to be from June-November, the humidity, heat and bugs are oppressive. Though Michigan can be cold and grey in the winter, though climate change is changing that, I’d say it’s one of the best places anywhere in the summer. I’m a California native from the Bay Area, but spend Summers in West Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan. It’s a beautiful state with plenty to do and see with the benefit of a fresh water sea of the Great Lakes. Saline isn’t far from Ann Arbor, there are many worse places in most states I could think of. Why you or @dzerres thought it necessary to comment got you this reply. Whether one chooses Forest City, Michigan, California, or even Florida, be glad we still have the freedom to choose
@@denniss5505 it’s called having an opinion. The commenter I replied to said that California was overcrowded and expensive, so I said my opinion on Michigan
this video just makes me want to visit - Forest City sounds like an introverts vacation paradise
yea I've been there it is quiet and calm..i kinda like it ;)
Not a word about the prices and you were with an agent !! Why ?
Obviously prices are high too high for most Malaysians
It was a city built by Chinese Developer for well off Chinese
The newly elected Malay Prime at the time wanted to stop foreigners from buying by denying them visas
👇
Mahathir takes aim at Country Garden's giant development in southern Malaysia
By Fathin Ungku and Joseph Sipalan
August 27, 2018
FOREST CITY/KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday declared that foreigners will not be granted visas to live in the giant Forest City real estate project on the country's southern tip, a major threat to the marketing strategy for the development.
Reuters
I think i found the unit he visited 4542 square feet, asking RM 6,500,000 or 1,38 million dollars
hope SEZ will be built next to forest city as mention by PMX
@@amirism91 More precisely, the Prime Minster has declared that the forest city is the Special Finance Zone(SFZ) itself, which is targeting for banking industries and other innovative financing techniques. The SFZ is included in the Special Economic Zone.
@@amirism91 SEZ?
Great to see you uploading again Ben! Love all your videos but really enjoyed the style of this one, very cool to see you explore Forest City 💙
There's so many ghost cities in China, they basically built whole cities expecting people to move there but they never did
Not true. Many of the ghost cities previously shown in the media have been populated.
There’s a popular post of a subway that did the rounds because it led to a ghost town. As of today, 2 million people now live in that town.
Chinese are very smart and build infrastructure knowing people will eventually settle into the houses and area.
That is factually incorrect. These ghost cities eventually all got filled in with people.
This also isn’t China.
when you consume western propaganda, then regurgitate that info on a western platform.
They didn't all fill up but most of them did
Wow what a place. Great vlog. Thanks Ben 🎉
Great video Ben, more videos like this Please ! Post more 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks man, really interesting. It's good for the planet when you share these experiences - we get to experience something real without needing to use a plane.
I live here.tool
The beach was populated when you arrived like in GTA. Fr tho I think a lot of those people are paid actors.
The people coming out randomly is not random at all, i can see the sun went in, in Asia people dont like the sun. Especially mid day sun, and if its a nice overcast people will come out.
We definitely avoiid to get sweaty on the way to the office, it is hot and humid. Unless you are being a tourist just exploring the city, wet armpit is not an issue but not for us who got to go back to the office. That is why we mormally avoid sweaty tropical sun ✌
only few lights turn on during the niht. people there have night visions?
The city kinda gives me vibes of a Pokémon City. Idk why but it just seems like a perfect place for if Pokémon were real for people and Pokémon to live. It looks straight out of a Pokémon game lol
honestly when you dropped the reality from the concept images, it looked really similar. I think it looks like a nice place. Hope it gets better there
If it is a city made for second home for Chinese buyers, doesn't that mean that the city is meant to be empty most of the time, as the Chinese people will spend most of their time in China?
Naieve.
Exactly, but if they say that it will not be an "interesting" news to sell.
Also, if the titled say: "I visited the Malaysian ghost city" no one would watch it, then it has to point to China,
That is why the title is focused on China and not on Malaysia.
Anyways the city looks nice, it is not abandoned but on the way to be occupied.
The music is all the time trying to make you feel uncomfortable like in an horror movie,
is obvious the focus of the "documentary".
Just ask any people who study some career related to the media production to analyses how the info is being exposed here.
This is Malaysia. Why would it become the home for the chinese people? The person who sold the land to the chinese company should be responsible
@@nil-uf5vm He said SECOND home. The land is not 'sold'. It was 'created' from the sea by reclamation.
nothing can mess up your day at the beach like a sign saying “Aligators, no swimming “
No, It said "crocodiles". Big difference.
@@josephshields2922not really, both can kill you
I like how he goes in his hotel room, sets up his camera and then walks back in pretending it’s his first look at it.
Was not expecting a Ben morris video today but can’t say I’m disappointed
I’ve been waiting so long for your videos!! Honestly my favourite CZcamsr
how come ive never heard anything about this city? It looks unreal with being that clean, the buildings looking "overgrown" (maybe on purpouse) just like from some sort of apocalyptic movie. That is so interesting.
That crocodile sign. Beautiful beach but can't swim.
So happy to see you back 🙌🏻
Welcome back Ben, it’s great to see you💪🏽
Appreciate it!
ngl I think it looks awesome, looks like a quiet place to chill out and explore.
I do wonder if it’s a case where someone else could come along and finish the project off. There was an issue in Spain for a good few years where there were a load of homes and buildings and sort new towns being built and then the construction companies crashed and many of the buildings went unfinished for years but very recently construction has resumed in a lot of these places and the homes are now being finished, with people moving in. Murcia airport is a great example, it went into construction in 2008, the financial crisis happened and they stopped in 2009 and building work picked up again later on and it was finished in 2012, however it didn’t open until 2019
What's the point? To expensive for local people. They smartly don't want to sell a whole part of their country to the Chinese.
@@richardsewell8657 surely the point is for tourism, which in turn would boost the economy and provide jobs for the locals
Well, Malaysian only go out after 4:30pm to midnight due to hot weather.
That makes a lot of sense. I didn’t think about that at the time!
Damn, finally an upload! thanks
Another great vid Ben 😉
This will be Toronto and it’s new “luxury” condo/apartment glass towers being put up in every corner pretty soon ...
11:25 Cameraman always knows the right time, and place.
yay Ben came back,missed your relaxing video
Love the video style cant wait for your next video
Tried something slightly different with this video!! Glad you enjoyed 🙏🏼
Ben Morris visiting a semi-developed country to make him feel better about the shitfest back home in the UK.
at least there are people living in UK
@@VeganCossack Considering housing prices and the amount of migrants they are getting the UK probably wishes they had an empty city right now.
bro caught on camera one of those "stairs in the middle of no where" stories and never realized it.
Perfect for filming location
"Was not looking for Linda, but Linda found me
Hiding away on the slow train home."
If you know this song you know.
Was there in 2019. Soulless and just weird. Very depressing place and couldn't wait to get away.
thats what I feel like when I meet people and they start talking. They arent thinking, they are talking
the city gives me the vibe of “lone wanderer, metal arm/leg, rusted high-tech gear, torn cloth clothing and rough fur dog”
It’s like trying to keep up a front of having “a fully functioning city” when really it’s just largely a hollow empty , but well maintained shell waiting to be filled during holiday season … that never comes…
It is called rich Chinese who go there on vacation and was never really meant for the locals other then provide service jobs and tax money. The problem now is many of those wealthy Chinese are now badly in debt or moved on. The other issue with China is everyone take the same day off. In China everyone national holiday off and that is about. Then you do not want to go anywhere in China on holidays because everyone is doing the same thing and you spend 8 hours in line just at the airport.
It is so refreshing that a government looks after its own citizens above money. Well done to the prime minister of Malaysia.😊
I've been to Malaysia and Singapore and didn't know about this! They should really sort it out because it could be nice accommodation for people
wow never knew of this place till I just watched your video. Thanks for sharing!
I am autistic and cannot cope with a lot of people. Looks like the perfect holiday city for me!
I would suggest somewhere in Uganga
ben please post more im begging
i wait for months constantly checking your channel
Plenty of channels on youtube to feed your travel video addiction
@@x-latetv-x6816 like who
@@izusdoe7513 simon wilson
@@izusdoe7513 harald baldr
@@izusdoe7513 bald and bankrupt
Up more vids Ben i wish u luck, your work is such a therapy for us ✌️
That's staircase to no where perfectly sums it up
You visited my home city (I'm also a Brit). I thought you had given up the whole CZcams thing as you had been gone so long, welcome back, you were missed. Malaysia is a country of big surprises, people underestimate it. As for Forest City, let's just call it misguided. The claim of all the properties being sold. I would take that with a massive pinch of salt. And if they are in fact owned by overseas buyers. Well, they will remain empty as all over Johor there are plenty of empty properties available to rent which are in better situations, closer to the city and all the shops, restaurants even the Causeway to Singapore. As you saw the beach is not exactly soft sand, more harsh builders sand and the water... As for believing anything a Malaysian 'real estate' person tells you, don't!
The thing I failed to understand is that there is plenty of sea view land just next to this development, yet they chose to reclaim from the sea. More worrying - it took probably less than 6-7 years from 100% sea water to what you showed here. We know China is good with infrastructure but come on, you need time for the reclamation to stabilize, let alone building tens of high towers in such a short period of time.
So will it sink in no time just like its developer, Country Garden? That's the most worrying part in many potential buyers' minds.
So fun. Thank you for the cool video. Ive liked and subbed you dude.
Loved the bike flip over- makes it more real!
Little surprised you weren’t carrying cash, it’s quite common in Asian countries to only accept cash in restaurants and a lot of other stores
Linda wanted the tall dark westerner that she had long for but never had 😂
China Cougar
So beautiful. Quiet place and green!
Bro, your videos are so good! Really well thought out!
big thank you bro - much more coming
They are building things for the future. Not now. Singapore has limited land to grow. Similar to Hong Kong. Forest city is like shenzen to Hong Kong.
Also the singapore special economic zone was signed along with mrt (RTS). I believe not only mainland Chinese but Singaporeans will live there soon. Even locals go there during weekends as it is tax free. Some locals are rich enough to own properties there.
9:15 - 9:57 That unit looks freaking amazing!!
selling price is approx $1.5m USD.
Love this type of video
as someone who prefers to be alone n loves to be surrounded by greenery, I find forest city very tempting
but where I live right now is pretty good too.. I have been to the showroom once n was quite impressed by the scale of the project
Forest city> Dubai 😌
Ghost city to some, paradise for others. If you can afford it, imagine coming from China and having the luxury to stay for extended periods (online business, no need to be always in person) and just chillax for however long you want in a fully stocked city
There are 20k chinese on mm2h
hope SEZ will be built next to forest city as mention by PMX
@@amirism91 we need hsr to pass forest city. Then it is more worthwhile
LOOOOL love the drop off the chuckle brothers bike
As a huge introvert, this is a big plus. Even better if you can work from home.
Yayyy a new video from Ben after almost a year of nothing from him🤧😩
I'm deeply sorry but I've got 2 more video's in the bank ready to go... 🤓
@@benmorris can't wait❤️🔥
Wdym he uploaded 2 months ago?
So basically the Malaysian law makers didn't want to have a chinatown in Malaysia...
You Europeans are so oblivious when it comes to Asia. There are several Chinatowns in Malaysia. Malaysian chinese is one of the major races in Malaysia.
So hype for the summer content 🔥
Awsome episode New sub bro keep it up
Wasting money of this pipe dream while millions world wide are starving and homeless !
Its sick !