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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  • @benmorris
    @benmorris  24 дня назад +45

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    • @johnwhite7054
      @johnwhite7054 21 день назад

      To be honest bro out of that room service menu.. the club sandwich sounded good

    • @hi_lol1912
      @hi_lol1912 17 дней назад

      Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    • @adolft_official
      @adolft_official 15 дней назад +1

      It was abandoned due to US pressure on Malaysia

    • @juniormephostopholese3062
      @juniormephostopholese3062 14 дней назад

      I think Linda wanted to love you long time😅

    • @oih.1
      @oih.1 13 дней назад

      ​@@adolft_official best explains it, cos it seems some of the buildings & apartments are ready for usage

  • @pranfn
    @pranfn 24 дня назад +1750

    bro remembered his youtube password

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  24 дня назад +214

      for real

    • @josepha8415
      @josepha8415 24 дня назад +37

      Maybe one day JMX will remember his password as well

    • @alexsousa6526
      @alexsousa6526 24 дня назад +28

      @@benmorris please upload more you re vids are goated

    • @Captjsp
      @Captjsp 24 дня назад +36

      Bro got a sponsor you mean 😂

    • @SAMIAMFNX
      @SAMIAMFNX 23 дня назад +3

      Letsss goooo

  • @Aaans-bd8ep
    @Aaans-bd8ep 21 день назад +633

    Thats a paradise city to live for introverts! So green, near the water, no neighbours

    • @stickynorth
      @stickynorth 19 дней назад +38

      Bingo! I'd love a place where it's overbuilt but empty!

    • @jameswalker366
      @jameswalker366 19 дней назад +21

      Its brilliant. Brings back CV19 lockdown vibes.

    • @suebowker7037
      @suebowker7037 19 дней назад +6

      Yes please...

    • @ViruFX
      @ViruFX 18 дней назад +8

      I'd love it here 🔥🔥

    • @trainman665
      @trainman665 18 дней назад +6

      It’s not green at all. It’s a mass of concrete towers.

  • @Geertt
    @Geertt 18 дней назад +254

    That place looks like paradise for people with remote jobs

    • @pateksla
      @pateksla 14 дней назад +16

      At 300 USD per month for a big apartment, sounds ideal.

  • @bailey3061
    @bailey3061 24 дня назад +737

    Linda definitely took you to the Chinese restaurant she owns, genius

    • @truesouth4784
      @truesouth4784 23 дня назад +31

      Yeah but cash only so no sale. Not so genius.

    • @Scottish1996
      @Scottish1996 19 дней назад +15

      @@truesouth4784 bet your fun😂

    • @damirmcgrowder
      @damirmcgrowder 19 дней назад +2

      😂😂

    • @rider573
      @rider573 19 дней назад +9

      Shanghai tea house scam

    • @dem280
      @dem280 19 дней назад +17

      @Undercoverbat95Stop pushing your religion onto everybody.

  • @UserAme99
    @UserAme99 18 дней назад +138

    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.

    • @millevenon5853
      @millevenon5853 17 дней назад +6

      Give the houses to Rohingya refugees

    • @ozbekfahri
      @ozbekfahri 16 дней назад +6

      Props to your government who stopped it in time. Lol rather they used them

    • @TheBooban
      @TheBooban 15 дней назад

      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?

    • @araara4746
      @araara4746 15 дней назад +11

      It's very twisted.
      Chinese companies do not build in Malaysia without the approval of the Malaysian government.

    • @jjsamuelgunn1136
      @jjsamuelgunn1136 14 дней назад +4

      @@ozbekfahri the malaysian government stopped them? what are you talking about.

  • @LG23223
    @LG23223 22 дня назад +341

    “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 😂😂

    • @jaylondon283
      @jaylondon283 20 дней назад +35

      11.26 when he puts the camera down and catches himself on camera tipping the bike over. For some added slapstick comedy vibes. 😂

    • @PassportBachelor
      @PassportBachelor 18 дней назад +8

      @@jaylondon283 filming coming into a room pre-setup is standard
      intentionally falling is not

    • @ferdinandtugano
      @ferdinandtugano 17 дней назад +2

      bro I just laugh at that part

    • @TheBooban
      @TheBooban 15 дней назад +2

      @@ferdinandtuganomakes one wonder about the ear plugs in the elevator.

    • @idontcare7961
      @idontcare7961 15 дней назад

      @@TheBooban Yeah that one is sketchy as hell, most probably on purpose.

  • @afea4747
    @afea4747 24 дня назад +411

    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

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 22 дня назад +34

      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.

    • @ScotchOnyx
      @ScotchOnyx 22 дня назад +1

      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.

    • @LC-zi8jw
      @LC-zi8jw 18 дней назад +11

      Don't be delusional 🤣

    • @mpazinambao2938
      @mpazinambao2938 16 дней назад

      Oooooh

    • @jjsamuelgunn1136
      @jjsamuelgunn1136 14 дней назад +3

      @@LC-zi8jw Don't be obtuse

  • @tizodd6
    @tizodd6 18 дней назад +116

    The world doesn't need more places for the ultra rich to live.

    • @gerardboseley1315
      @gerardboseley1315 16 дней назад

      Wanker.dont go to australia

    • @ozbekfahri
      @ozbekfahri 16 дней назад +10

      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.

    • @kws1704
      @kws1704 15 дней назад +13

      Your comment is very true. The world needs affordable housing. I don’t understand what is wrong with humanity.

    • @tizodd6
      @tizodd6 15 дней назад +9

      @@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.

    • @pebblepod30
      @pebblepod30 14 дней назад +1

      ​@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.

  • @ThunderRoad1
    @ThunderRoad1 24 дня назад +449

    Ok sold, a city where no one is there. That's a dream place to live. Loving this investigative journalist you're becoming Ben.

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 22 дня назад +7

      As long as you are okay with expensive groceries/restaurants and lack of basic services, you are good to go.

    • @silluete
      @silluete 22 дня назад +11

      I know right? An introvert vivid dream .

    • @ElementEvilTeam
      @ElementEvilTeam 22 дня назад +3

      also the lack of jobs

    • @AlisonVella
      @AlisonVella 20 дней назад +6

      @@nntflow7058 I will move there no worry, At least I don't need to see people around me anymore lol😂😂

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 20 дней назад +1

      @@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 😂😂

  • @jj-if6it
    @jj-if6it 20 дней назад +151

    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

    • @Crosbie85
      @Crosbie85 17 дней назад +3

      ? Corny ah comment

    • @farmfantancy
      @farmfantancy 14 дней назад +4

      Acting skills are perfect

    • @ie2832
      @ie2832 14 дней назад

      Just a CCP shill

    • @user-ok5tl2kl6e
      @user-ok5tl2kl6e 14 дней назад

      You are good prosecutor 👍👍

    • @paulonvula6495
      @paulonvula6495 День назад

      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.

  • @aymaneoubad5057
    @aymaneoubad5057 15 дней назад +15

    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!

  • @FrankWhite145
    @FrankWhite145 18 дней назад +59

    Ok we all gonna act like we didn't see the "Danger Crocodile No Swimming" sign on the beach.

    • @mpazinambao2938
      @mpazinambao2938 16 дней назад

      ....what?!

    • @realbrat40
      @realbrat40 14 дней назад +4

      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.

    • @marlygee
      @marlygee 12 дней назад

      Ikr, I had to double take, like Leo from that meme, then rewind and pause. 😂

    • @XxSniperFiendxX
      @XxSniperFiendxX 9 дней назад +2

      Well no wonder it’s empty 😂

  • @Marcho978
    @Marcho978 16 дней назад +11

    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.

  • @rapp-in1mz
    @rapp-in1mz 17 дней назад +923

    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

    • @HenryKatty
      @HenryKatty 17 дней назад

      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.

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      @Johnmark-iq4gg 17 дней назад

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    • @rapp-in1mz
      @rapp-in1mz 17 дней назад

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      @Johnmark-iq4gg 17 дней назад

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    • @rapp-in1mz
      @rapp-in1mz 17 дней назад

      I searched for her full name online, found her page, and sent an email to schedule a meeting. Hopefully, she responds soon. Thank you..

  • @benduke9150
    @benduke9150 24 дня назад +357

    But the irony is even the abandoned cities in East Asia/SEA is much nicer, safer, cleaner than Tower Hamlets in London

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 22 дня назад +32

      Who would have thought that cities built for Rich people are well kept. Mind Blowing!
      I'm sure Beverly Hills isn't well kept.

    • @helenrushful
      @helenrushful 21 день назад

      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 ?

    • @ian_r125
      @ian_r125 20 дней назад +8

      Why wouldn't it be? it's new and nobody lives there

    • @alfredwong6336
      @alfredwong6336 20 дней назад +4

      @@ian_r125Actually, there are 9000 more residents living in the city according to the official data.

    • @ian_r125
      @ian_r125 20 дней назад +5

      @@alfredwong6336 Omg 9k people in a big city? I have 9k people living on the same street as me.

  • @brus6950
    @brus6950 24 дня назад +87

    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

    • @randriu1221
      @randriu1221 24 дня назад +3

      The concept is so AMAZING this truly looks like future city

    • @SilverfoxJB
      @SilverfoxJB 24 дня назад

      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.

    • @danieldumas7361
      @danieldumas7361 19 дней назад +4

      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?)

    • @beatrixbagdi7362
      @beatrixbagdi7362 18 дней назад +1

      Nem szellem város 🤨 Ne higgyétek el mindig ami a neten van.

    • @horribleIRUKANDJI
      @horribleIRUKANDJI 16 дней назад

      ​@@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.

  • @scottstoneley970
    @scottstoneley970 23 дня назад +46

    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 😂

  • @mohdzaki1089
    @mohdzaki1089 23 дня назад +71

    The forrest city is developed to accommodate people of china to move and live in this country....not designed for local people....

    • @booster330
      @booster330 18 дней назад +2

      What about asylum seekers?

    • @burlhorse61
      @burlhorse61 18 дней назад +6

      the chinese economy is in free fall-why price out the local market??

    • @millevenon5853
      @millevenon5853 17 дней назад

      Give the houses to Rohingya refugees

    • @vandutch9219
      @vandutch9219 15 дней назад

      @@millevenon5853Everyone around the globe is tired of refugees. Just stay where you are.

    • @Ateshtesh
      @Ateshtesh 15 дней назад +1

      @@burlhorse61 free fall hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣
      Please men, wake up.

  • @jontalbot1
    @jontalbot1 14 дней назад +10

    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

  • @alktal_ksa
    @alktal_ksa 24 дня назад +45

    great to see you back Ben I truly miss your videos they are therapy to me .

  • @topgammar3763
    @topgammar3763 24 дня назад +39

    As it turns out, Linda is the owner of that Chinese restaurant. 😁

    • @DeepThinkingGPU
      @DeepThinkingGPU 17 дней назад +7

      she's the life guard of the $20 pool too on weekends, or/and the dj poolside too ?

  • @samongandroid
    @samongandroid 19 дней назад +23

    Ben Morris visiting a semi-developed country to make him feel better about the shitfest back home in the UK.

  • @chibifirestorm
    @chibifirestorm 24 дня назад +137

    There's so many ghost cities in China, they basically built whole cities expecting people to move there but they never did

    • @Montoya2005
      @Montoya2005 24 дня назад

      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.

    • @captainmarvel4015
      @captainmarvel4015 23 дня назад +18

      That is factually incorrect. These ghost cities eventually all got filled in with people.

    • @Tha4rchitect
      @Tha4rchitect 23 дня назад +31

      This also isn’t China.

    • @boostftw123
      @boostftw123 23 дня назад

      when you consume western propaganda, then regurgitate that info on a western platform.

    • @DW-op7ly
      @DW-op7ly 23 дня назад +5

      They didn't all fill up but most of them did

  • @asmerom3025
    @asmerom3025 24 дня назад +134

    Not a word about the prices and you were with an agent !! Why ?

    • @DW-op7ly
      @DW-op7ly 23 дня назад +23

      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

    • @jonathanalexander7036
      @jonathanalexander7036 20 дней назад +16

      I think i found the unit he visited 4542 square feet, asking RM 6,500,000 or 1,38 million dollars

    • @amirism91
      @amirism91 19 дней назад

      hope SEZ will be built next to forest city as mention by PMX

    • @alfredwong6336
      @alfredwong6336 19 дней назад +1

      @@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.

    • @burlhorse61
      @burlhorse61 18 дней назад

      @@amirism91 SEZ?

  • @thastayapongsak4422
    @thastayapongsak4422 17 дней назад +8

    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.

  • @krisb-travel
    @krisb-travel 23 дня назад +20

    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!

  • @Me-vq7sy
    @Me-vq7sy 19 дней назад +7

    This is exactly the kind of place I want to be in right now.

  • @ducknorris233
    @ducknorris233 18 дней назад +5

    Without collecting fees from enough owners it will be hard to keep it’s so well maintained.

  • @Azwad
    @Azwad 21 день назад +12

    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

    • @guessmoments
      @guessmoments 12 дней назад

      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?

  • @krisb-travel
    @krisb-travel 23 дня назад +11

    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.

    • @Ameng3471
      @Ameng3471 22 дня назад +1

      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 ✌

  • @damirzanne
    @damirzanne 11 дней назад +6

    nothing can mess up your day at the beach like a sign saying “Aligators, no swimming “

  • @JAM661
    @JAM661 16 дней назад +4

    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.

  • @Pefi96
    @Pefi96 12 дней назад +72

    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

    • @mattyghost3409
      @mattyghost3409 9 дней назад

      Lol they got tricked by Chinese like the Africans

    • @ScrapticFN
      @ScrapticFN 7 дней назад +10

      Make a video on it then

    • @alisameiah5035
      @alisameiah5035 5 дней назад +2

      While it is true for foreign investments, there are locals staying there as well.

    • @blobby.the.fat.dinosaur
      @blobby.the.fat.dinosaur 5 дней назад +6

      Why are they restricted?

    • @alisameiah5035
      @alisameiah5035 4 дня назад +1

      @@blobby.the.fat.dinosaur because it was built for foreign investment.

  • @qhuizatlantis8484
    @qhuizatlantis8484 22 дня назад +9

    Place actually looks decent as an introvert I would live there in a heartbeat for me at least

  • @Jorgerally35
    @Jorgerally35 21 день назад +14

    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?

    • @Llamaington
      @Llamaington 17 дней назад +1

      Naieve.

    • @Ateshtesh
      @Ateshtesh 15 дней назад +2

      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.

    • @nil-uf5vm
      @nil-uf5vm 15 дней назад +2

      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

    • @jjsamuelgunn1136
      @jjsamuelgunn1136 14 дней назад +2

      @@nil-uf5vm He said SECOND home. The land is not 'sold'. It was 'created' from the sea by reclamation.

  • @RK-hc2qe
    @RK-hc2qe 24 дня назад +10

    Thanks for the video. Hope all is well, Ben!

  • @MrJimmyolson
    @MrJimmyolson 19 дней назад +8

    Loved the bike rollover. 🤪

  • @TomJamesOfficial
    @TomJamesOfficial 20 дней назад +9

    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.

    • @lagrangewei
      @lagrangewei 16 дней назад

      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.

  • @hazzard_destroyer
    @hazzard_destroyer 24 дня назад +13

    I would love to see more city’s like this that actually are a success and lots of people live in

    • @peacekeepermoe
      @peacekeepermoe 16 дней назад

      Dubai. It was mostly an empty desert in 1990. Google the images.

  • @hazzard_destroyer
    @hazzard_destroyer 24 дня назад +22

    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

  • @kingshanaman
    @kingshanaman 18 дней назад +3

    11:25 Cameraman always knows the right time, and place.

  • @are5778
    @are5778 24 дня назад +2

    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

  • @johnisdoe
    @johnisdoe 18 дней назад +4

    The beach was populated when you arrived like in GTA. Fr tho I think a lot of those people are paid actors.

  • @jntd4160
    @jntd4160 24 дня назад +61

    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!🤟

    • @dzerres
      @dzerres 19 дней назад +4

      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.

    • @johnisdoe
      @johnisdoe 18 дней назад +3

      @@dzerres it's probably a bot

    • @JJ-ty9st
      @JJ-ty9st 18 дней назад +2

      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

    • @denniss5505
      @denniss5505 18 дней назад +4

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@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

    • @JJ-ty9st
      @JJ-ty9st 18 дней назад +1

      @@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

  • @sheyone9075
    @sheyone9075 24 дня назад +8

    Well, Malaysian only go out after 4:30pm to midnight due to hot weather.

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  23 дня назад +2

      That makes a lot of sense. I didn’t think about that at the time!

  • @AJamal1211
    @AJamal1211 20 дней назад +2

    This will be Toronto and it’s new “luxury” condo/apartment glass towers being put up in every corner pretty soon ...

  • @eattherich9215
    @eattherich9215 12 дней назад +2

    @9:08, I like his thinking. What went wrong, the Malaysian government pulled the plug on foreign colonisation.

  • @benonthebus7526
    @benonthebus7526 24 дня назад +22

    Was not expecting a Ben morris video today but can’t say I’m disappointed

  • @trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501
    @trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501 24 дня назад +4

    Wow what a place. Great vlog. Thanks Ben 🎉

  • @crispyuk
    @crispyuk 22 дня назад

    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 💙

  • @BossProGamerz
    @BossProGamerz 24 дня назад +2

    I’ve been waiting so long for your videos!! Honestly my favourite RUclipsr

  • @HowievYT
    @HowievYT 23 дня назад +3

    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.

  • @franko7033
    @franko7033 22 дня назад +5

    Was there in 2019. Soulless and just weird. Very depressing place and couldn't wait to get away.

    • @davidanalyst671
      @davidanalyst671 17 дней назад

      thats what I feel like when I meet people and they start talking. They arent thinking, they are talking

  • @AnonymousUser1710
    @AnonymousUser1710 11 дней назад +2

    9:15 - 9:57 That unit looks freaking amazing!!

  • @drawingofwario9402
    @drawingofwario9402 17 дней назад +1

    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

  • @hartshaped
    @hartshaped 21 день назад +4

    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

    • @richardsewell8657
      @richardsewell8657 16 дней назад

      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.

    • @hartshapedvid
      @hartshapedvid 15 дней назад

      @@richardsewell8657 surely the point is for tourism, which in turn would boost the economy and provide jobs for the locals

  • @randriu1221
    @randriu1221 24 дня назад +3

    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.

  • @jayswonkeydonkey
    @jayswonkeydonkey 14 дней назад +1

    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…

  • @user-eg2dn6wn5k
    @user-eg2dn6wn5k 24 дня назад +5

    Great video Ben, more videos like this Please ! Post more 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @danielwaynemiller
    @danielwaynemiller 22 дня назад +4

    this video just makes me want to visit - Forest City sounds like an introverts vacation paradise

    • @AMSWingsOfLiberty
      @AMSWingsOfLiberty 21 день назад +1

      yea I've been there it is quiet and calm..i kinda like it ;)

  • @BonkersAboutAlice
    @BonkersAboutAlice 24 дня назад +7

    "Was not looking for Linda, but Linda found me
    Hiding away on the slow train home."
    If you know this song you know.

  • @essneaks
    @essneaks 13 дней назад +1

    I definitely would love to live there! Peaceful, clean, and not full of people! Looks literally like paradise.

  • @latchmere100
    @latchmere100 19 дней назад +2

    It is so refreshing that a government looks after its own citizens above money. Well done to the prime minister of Malaysia.😊

  • @Traveler2112
    @Traveler2112 19 дней назад +4

    That crocodile sign. Beautiful beach but can't swim.

  • @outwrite11
    @outwrite11 24 дня назад +3

    Another great vid Ben 😉

  • @lesegojiyane2405
    @lesegojiyane2405 18 дней назад +6

    Forest city> Dubai 😌

  • @danielalt7508
    @danielalt7508 17 дней назад +8

    So basically the Malaysian law makers didn't want to have a chinatown in Malaysia...

    • @jigsoree
      @jigsoree 8 дней назад

      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.

  • @coconutx887
    @coconutx887 23 дня назад +15

    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

    • @keangwooichoo6138
      @keangwooichoo6138 22 дня назад +1

      There are 20k chinese on mm2h

    • @amirism91
      @amirism91 19 дней назад +1

      hope SEZ will be built next to forest city as mention by PMX

    • @keangwooichoo6138
      @keangwooichoo6138 19 дней назад

      @@amirism91 we need hsr to pass forest city. Then it is more worthwhile

  • @jj-if6it
    @jj-if6it 20 дней назад +1

    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

  • @JJSCR1
    @JJSCR1 23 дня назад +2

    Bro, your videos are so good! Really well thought out!

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  17 дней назад

      big thank you bro - much more coming

  • @StrikkerEureka
    @StrikkerEureka 23 дня назад +5

    Love the video style cant wait for your next video

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  23 дня назад +1

      Tried something slightly different with this video!! Glad you enjoyed 🙏🏼

  • @FreeAsABirdSydneyAustralia
    @FreeAsABirdSydneyAustralia 14 дней назад +3

    Linda wanted the tall dark westerner that she had long for but never had 😂

  • @kzphotographer
    @kzphotographer 24 дня назад +2

    Welcome back Ben, it’s great to see you💪🏽

  • @tricksandbants6441
    @tricksandbants6441 24 дня назад +1

    So happy to see you back 🙌🏻

  • @izusdoe7513
    @izusdoe7513 24 дня назад +11

    ben please post more im begging
    i wait for months constantly checking your channel

    • @x-latetv-x6816
      @x-latetv-x6816 23 дня назад +2

      Plenty of channels on youtube to feed your travel video addiction

    • @izusdoe7513
      @izusdoe7513 20 дней назад

      @@x-latetv-x6816 like who

    • @x-latetv-x6816
      @x-latetv-x6816 20 дней назад

      @@izusdoe7513 simon wilson

    • @x-latetv-x6816
      @x-latetv-x6816 20 дней назад

      @@izusdoe7513 harald baldr

    • @x-latetv-x6816
      @x-latetv-x6816 20 дней назад

      @@izusdoe7513 bald and bankrupt

  • @user-or6yn8pm3c
    @user-or6yn8pm3c 13 дней назад +3

    Looks way better than most American cities.

    • @eattherich9215
      @eattherich9215 12 дней назад +2

      Even an empty city is better maintained.

  • @nonsensetryingtomakesense
    @nonsensetryingtomakesense 23 дня назад

    yay Ben came back,missed your relaxing video

  • @IMMAAUG
    @IMMAAUG 24 дня назад +2

    Damn, finally an upload! thanks

  • @xggx4268
    @xggx4268 19 дней назад +3

    11:55 thats obviously the staircase to heaven

  • @SilverfoxJB
    @SilverfoxJB 24 дня назад +3

    You visited my home city (I'm also a Brit). I thought you had given up the whole RUclips 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!

  • @DimitarMomakov
    @DimitarMomakov 23 дня назад

    Up more vids Ben i wish u luck, your work is such a therapy for us ✌️

  • @mihail7185
    @mihail7185 18 дней назад +1

    I work in projects, on a much smaller scale, but nonetheless.. when you build a business case, develop the project, and get it approved, you approve both capital expenditure (capex) and operational expenditure (opex) budgets. Their commercial model was clearly hit by the external property crisis issue post project approval. But property has a long lifespan (say 100 years), so my guess is that they revised their commercial prospects and decided to 1) cut on capex by not progressing with subsequent build phases and 2) start using the opex budget to keep the place running until the market changes, despite no cash inflow aside from some few luxury customers. Once they run out of opex, if the market situation is still precarious, then they might reconsider. But for now, in the grand scheme of things where what's built has the potential to last for 100 years, it all makes sense.

  • @Hassim.saddal
    @Hassim.saddal 24 дня назад +7

    He's back 😂 btw i miss your vids mannn from ph❤

  • @vigh0
    @vigh0 24 дня назад +4

    Yayyy a new video from Ben after almost a year of nothing from him🤧😩

    • @benmorris
      @benmorris  24 дня назад +7

      I'm deeply sorry but I've got 2 more video's in the bank ready to go... 🤓

    • @vigh0
      @vigh0 24 дня назад

      @@benmorris can't wait❤️‍🔥

    • @rebeccacochez8745
      @rebeccacochez8745 19 дней назад

      Wdym he uploaded 2 months ago?

  • @SsbigmansS
    @SsbigmansS 14 дней назад +1

    bro caught on camera one of those "stairs in the middle of no where" stories and never realized it.

  • @hartshaped
    @hartshaped 21 день назад +2

    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

  • @hilaryb8807
    @hilaryb8807 18 дней назад +8

    I’m glad the Malaysian government put a stop to this. This city was built for Chinese millionaires, Malaysia’s own people can’t even afford to live here.

    • @TheBooban
      @TheBooban 15 дней назад

      Use the tax money generated from this build your apartments for poor folks then. This move was foolish and hurts investment in Malaysia. But you generally don’t just yet PR just because you buy an apartment. So this wasn’t directed to this.

    • @jjsamuelgunn1136
      @jjsamuelgunn1136 14 дней назад +1

      ridiculous comment. obviously based on anti-Chinese hatred. everything was done by the Chinese developer. it was built on artificial islands out in the sea. . It's not even using actual land area from Malaysia.

    • @hilaryb8807
      @hilaryb8807 12 дней назад

      @@jjsamuelgunn1136 The developers broke international environmental laws and destroyed protected mangroves and seagrass beds. Environmentally protected areas of Malaysia are gone forever in favour of the interests of Chinese developers and millionaires.

    • @jjsamuelgunn1136
      @jjsamuelgunn1136 12 дней назад

      @@hilaryb8807 Take it up with malaysia government. The same government allow far more deforestation of their jungles for oil palm and logging. So, no the malaysian government did not disallow this. Are you malaysian? No? It's funny how outsiders are 'so concerned' about the environment impact of other countries when it comes to China. In fact right now the malaysian government is seeking to turn the place into a financial hub. So, again no, they have no intention of 'stopping it'.

  • @SaeedTV_
    @SaeedTV_ 24 дня назад +3

    easily could be on over 1m if you were consistent mate.

  • @vondahe
    @vondahe 4 дня назад

    A nice beach front - also for the saltwater crocodiles living there…
    Apart from that, a super nice area as long as they keep paying the keepers. As soon as they run out of money, decay will set in. Rapidly. The lifts will stop working and the lush greenery will try to reclaim the beautiful land.

  • @keangwooichoo6138
    @keangwooichoo6138 22 дня назад +2

    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.

  • @happysavy9296
    @happysavy9296 11 дней назад

    wow never knew of this place till I just watched your video. Thanks for sharing!

  • @jasongrooming36
    @jasongrooming36 18 дней назад +1

    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.

  • @sentiasatransformasi
    @sentiasatransformasi 18 дней назад

    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

  • @trendybrowne
    @trendybrowne 17 дней назад

    That's staircase to no where perfectly sums it up

  • @MsJustice4ever
    @MsJustice4ever 14 дней назад +1

    It’s clearly unaffordable for the majority of people who can legally buy property there. Furthermore, once it’s all populated, it will just become another heaving mega city with noise, crowds and fumes.

  • @PoliticKing7
    @PoliticKing7 16 дней назад

    Perfect for filming location

  • @Henry-ve3ye
    @Henry-ve3ye 14 дней назад

    So beautiful. Quiet place and green!

  • @tjr4459
    @tjr4459 16 дней назад

    I’m an introvert and would absolutely love this place! It looks so peaceful.

  • @tititata1
    @tititata1 4 дня назад +1

    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.