Forest City, Johor
Forest City | |
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| Forest City | |
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 Flag  Emblem | |
| Coordinates: 01°20′10″N 103°35′29″E / 1.33611°N 103.59139°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Johor |
| District | Johor Bahru |
| Government | |
| • Body | Iskandar Puteri City Council |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postal code | 80xxx to 81xxx |
| Area code(s) | 07 |
| Vehicle registration | J |
| Website | www |
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Forest City Johor is an integrated residential development located on the slopes of Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia on 1,370 hectares. Announced in 2006 as a twenty-year project, the project was pitched under China's Belt and Road Initiative.[1] Opened by former Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak and approved by the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail.[2] Forest City in Johor is in partnership with Esplanade Danga 88, an affiliate of the Johor People's Infrastructure Group (KPRJ), through a joint venture, Country Garden Holding Ltd (CGPV), with CGPV hold 60 percent of the meanwhile KPRJ holds 40 percent shareholding.[3]
Forest City is under the management of the Iskandar Puteri City Council and under the Iskandar Regional Development Authority.
On 4 September 2018, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said foreigners "can buy the property, but we won’t give them visas to come and live here".[4][5] As of November 2019, 500 residents occupied the city, out of a total occupancy of 700,000 residents.[6]
Location
Forest City is located in Tanjung Kupang Village next to Tanjung Pelepas Port, within the Iskandar Malaysia Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in southern Johor, the City comprises four man-made islands.
Forest City was originally a mangrove swamp populated by locals who worked as farmers and fishermen in Kampung Tanjung Kupang.
Types of access
- Malaysia–Singapore Second Link
- Broken Skudai-Brick Road
- Tanjung Pelepas Highway
See also
References
- ^ Bloomberg News (23 June 2017). "The $100 Billion City Next to Singapore Has a Big China Problem". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Malaysia's Forest City to hand over more than 20,000 residential units this year as it unveils new golf course". South China Morning Post. 9 Sep 2019.
- ^ "Forest City, Country Garden Pacificview". 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Foreigners can buy Forest City units, but will not be issued residential visas: Mahathir". The Straits Times. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Malaysia says committee to study Forest City project". Reuters. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ Saha, Sagatom. "Chinese Companies Are Worse at Business Than You Think". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
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